New Delhi, India – It was the month of Ramadan in 1974, and the northern city of Lucknow, a hub of India’s Shia community, was on the boil. Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, a stalwart of India’s then-ruling ...

These words were posted online on May 16 by 30-year-old Abhijeet Dipke, an Indian political communication strategist studying at Boston University in the US. He was responding to a comment from ...

Bengaluru, India – In the sultry August heat of 2007, India’s government under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was sweating over the future of negotiations with the United States over a landmark nuclear ...

Little-known political parties are receiving millions in donations despite limited electoral activity.

Indian politics has acquired an unusual mascot: the cockroach. A satirical collective that takes inspiration from the insect – stubborn, reviled and considered indestructible – has attracted millions ...

For days the streets and parks in the center of India’s capital have seethed with the biggest demonstrations it has seen in years as young protesters demand change to a national exam system they say ...

The Cockroach Janta Party reflects every hallmark of modern decentralized leadership theories, but is set to leave a lasting imprint on Indian politics. People gather during a protest organized by the ...

When the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on 28 February 2026, the shock was not confined to West Asia. It immediately became a test of diplomatic agility for every state ...

Conservative party deputy leader Tim Uppal posted on social media on Wednesday morning, urging Sikhs to remember 1984. “Forty one years ago, a pre-planned attack by the Indian army named Operation ...

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in its efforts to naturalize and depoliticize its politics of identity engendered a narrative that the party is not indulged in majoritarian nationalism and its ...

India’s recent state elections complicate claims that the BJP is consolidating a uniform national political order, with regional identities and political traditions continuing to shape electoral ...