Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is, by some measures, the most popular leader in the world. Prior to the 2024 election, his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) held an outright majority in the Lok Sabha (India’s Parliament) — one that was widely projected to grow after the vote count. The party regularly boasted that it would […]
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Moments of hope: how Indians keep pushing back against the hollowing out of democracy
After six weeks of voting in the world’s largest democracy, on June 4, Indians will learn who is to be
Modi calls Muslims ‘infiltrators’ who would take India’s wealth
New Delhi, April 22 (The Guardian): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called Muslims “infiltrators” who would take India’s wealth
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By P.K.Balachandran/Ceylon Today Colombo, April 22: Pre-election surveys conducted before the seven-phase Indian parliamentary elections which began on April 19,