The BJP victory will strengthen the position of orthodox Muslims in India
India’s grand old party faces an existential crisis
The triangular battle between the BJP, Congress and the AAP in northern India means the result could be close
As Punjab grapples with a huge drug problem, its voters turn away from mainstream parties
An epic electoral battle for the hearts and minds of Muslims in India’s Hindu heartland
I asked a friend who is of a radical leftist bent at a recent party in Delhi which party she was going to vote for. “I am a committed ABM…
India’s election exposes flaws in its system of parliamentary representation
The battle for India’s soul is being waged in the Hindu heartland in next week’s election
The media is the message in stereotyping the Muslim voter in India
India’s Aam Aadmi Party fields seven journalists in April’s elections
Nepal must learn from India’s experience with the politics of identity and steer away from its pitfalls
PTIFrom the Indian capital through the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, rural India, and decrepit towns Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal…
India’s rebel party takes aim at big business ahead of April’s general elections
New book exposes Indian prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi’s involvement in 2002 communal pogrom
An alliance of 11 parties desperately tries to save itself ahead of general elections
Anti-corruption drive in India separates the beneficiaries and losers among the middle class
Humans rights groups in the subcontinent should be able to raise public funds because of their progressive politics
Aam Aadmi Party’s national vision must be refracted through the prism of the local
Alienated by the ambience of extreme religious fervor within Pakistani cricket team, one of its star batsman converted to Islam for social respectability
Imagine an erudite, modern academician at the helm of a state infamous for its socio-political conservatism and venality
The past will haunt India in 2014, the year of general elections
Democracy demands constant participation from the people and ought not to be confined to dropping ballots every five years
When activists get elected, they seem to emulate the politicians they despise
India’s anti-corruption citizen party has potential to upset next year’s general elections