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In Narrow Win for Modi, Indian Voters See Through Nationalist Rhetoric

Sumit Ganguly / The Conversation Jun 5, 2024 Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party hoped for a landslide but only secured 240 parliamentary leaving them short of the 272 needed to form a government. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Indian Students Refuse to Give an Inch to the Far Right

Vijay Prashad / Independent Media Institute Jan 15, 2020 A youth movement is rising across the country to confront the dangerous rhetoric and racist policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Indian raise their tied hands in protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act in New Delhi, India, this week.

Indians Rise Up Against Hindu Supremacy

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Dec 27, 2019 As Prime Minister Narendra Modi moves to isolate the nation’s Muslims, people of all faiths take to the streets to protest his authoritarian rule. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Millions of Farmers Could Turn the Tide Against India’s Right-Wing Regime

By Nate Singham / Independent Media Institute Mar 15, 2019 The economic despair of a huge percentage of farmers in India is not likely to help the government as elections draw nearer. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Leading Indian Journalist P. Sanaith Says India Follows the U.S. Model at Its Peril

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Nov 1, 2014 A decorated Indian journalist is warning his country about accepting some American ways, from the economy to elections to the media. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

A Few Reasons India’s New BJP (‘Tea Party’) Government May Not Be So Great for Business

Juan Cole / Truthdig May 17, 2014 The victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in India’s elections is being hailed in some Western media as a hopeful sign for U.S.-Indian trade and for Indian business. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )