Recent statements by Indian Prime Minister Modi and Foreign Minister Jaishankar suggest that change could be in the air.

As elections to the Delhi Assembly draw near, the incumbent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the right-wing BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) are in overdrive to show which of them is more anti-immigrant. The ...

Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, India’s foreign minister, believes that diplomacy is like cricket. Speaking at an event in November, he claimed that both pursuits feature multiple players, changing ...

This edition of weekly political economy column outlines five key points that could anchor a thesis on India’s challenges ...

Amogh Dhar Sharma’s The Backstage of Democracy is not a casual academic book. It is a serious, urgent and deeply revealing account of how Indian elections have been fundamentally transformed, not by ...

How an increasing number of Hindu politicians in America might threaten religious freedom in India. This year’s elections will not put a Hindu in the White House, but the 2024 campaign has highlighted ...

A fierce political debate is unfolding over electoral boundaries in India. Should the country's rising population change how parliamentary seats are distributed? Southern Indian states, where the ...

The violent crisis between India and Pakistan is exactly the kind of international emergency that would once have prompted a full-on US diplomatic drive to cool tempers and head off a wider war.

Political discussions are gaining momentum in India around what is called a delimitation exercise, or redrawing and reallocation of parliamentary constituency boundaries – an exercise that has not ...

The book that dares to say what others won’t — D.G. Comer’s Business & Politics in Indian Country – You Can’t Handle the Truth. Truth, accountability, and reform — D.G. Comer challenges the politics, ...

The paper reflects on a grave concern in the realm of post-colonial politics and society in India. How "identity" becomes a political instrument of self-actualization and what challenges does it pose ...