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Will BJP Gain a Toehold in Southern Indian States of Tamil Nadu and Kerala?

The party may increase its vote share in these states but votes may not translate into seats in parliament.

18.04.2024 5

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Christophe Jaffrelot on What Makes Brand Modi Successful

“Like many populists, Modi is a chameleon -- this is his brand. Everyone can find in him what he or she is looking for.”

08.04.2024 3

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Modi’s Visit to Bhutan Amid Elections in India Raises Questions

His government appears apprehensive over a Bhutan-China deal that undermines Indian security.

02.04.2024 6

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S. D. Muni on India and its Neighborhood

“Sections of the Indian establishment have supported the restoration of the monarchy in Nepal because Indian diplomacy is finding it increasingly...

12.03.2024 3

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India’s Maritime Power Projection in the Southwest Indian Ocean Gets a Boost

An India-funded airstrip and jetty was inaugurated last week in Mauritius’ Agaléga island that will enhance its capacity to surveil and carry out...

08.03.2024 4

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A ‘Muslim’ Lion Cohabiting With a ‘Hindu’ Lioness Has Got the Goat of India’s Hindutva Activists

The VHP’s filing of a court case against a lioness being named Sita is part of its strategy to separate Hindus and Muslims in the imagination of...

28.02.2024 6

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Aqil Shah on Pakistani Elections and Beyond

“A coup may not be imminent, but it is fair to say that Pakistan is unlikely to come out of its enduring praetorian trap.”

20.02.2024 4

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Indian Farmers Are Back at Delhi’s Borders to Remind PM Modi of Unkept Promises

Although the BJP government is comfortably placed to win a third term in upcoming general elections, it will not want to lose the support of farmers,...

14.02.2024 5

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Thousands of Indian Workers Recruited for Jobs in Israel

India will be seen as shoring up Israel’s economy and facilitating its economic exclusion of Palestinians.

01.02.2024 10

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Richard Eaton on the Desecration of Hindu Temples in India

Kings, irrespective of their religious faith, adopted “the highly selective method” of isolating "for desecration only those temples that were...

16.01.2024 5

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India-Maldives War of Words on Social Media Triggers Diplomatic Row

Neither Modi nor Muizzu can absolve themselves of responsibility for the spat.

09.01.2024 4

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Rajeev Bhattacharyya on India’s Accord With ULFA

Although the anti-talks faction under Paresh Baruah is “severely weakened, it still has the capacity to carry out violent attacks.”

09.01.2024 6

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Major Security Breach in India’s Parliament

The intrusion by two men happened on the 22nd anniversary of the 2001 terror attack on Parliament.

13.12.2023 6

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India’s Supreme Court Endorses Government’s Abrogation of Jammu and Kashmir’s Autonomy

The apex court ruled that both the substance and the procedure adopted by the Narendra Modi government to revoke Article 370 are constitutionally...

12.12.2023 6

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Daniel Bosley on the Maldivian State, Gangs, Religious Radicals, and Power Brokers

“If the country experiences another five years of anarchy under the PPM and its allies,” many Maldivians will view “the suppressed stability of...

05.12.2023 4

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Nicolas Blarel on India’s Growing Proximity With Israel

Israel has been willing to supply India with high-tech weapons “without expecting an explicit change in India’s voting patterns at the U.N. or a...

28.11.2023 4

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India-Maldives Relations Enters Choppy Waters

Maldivian President Muizzu has called for the removal of Indian military personnel from the archipelago and has threatened to review agreements with...

21.11.2023 5

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The Costs of India’s Abstention on Gaza Truce Resolution

On October 27, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a resolution sponsored by Jordan and 45 other countries, which called for “an...

02.11.2023 3

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Will India’s Vizhinjam Port Make Waves in Global Transshipment Business?

India’s ambitions of emerging an Indian Ocean transshipment hub received a boost on October 15 when Vizhinjam International Seaport near...

31.10.2023 4

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India’s Modi Voices Solidarity With Israel After Hamas Attack

On October 7, Hamas launched a multipronged assault on southern Israel. Its fighters infiltrated Israeli cities on an unprecedented scale and took...

11.10.2023 6

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Is India Preparing to Allow the Taliban Regime Diplomatic Representation in New Delhi?

Afghanistan’s embassy in New Delhi, which was hitherto run by diplomats appointed by the deposed Ashraf Ghani government, is a step closer to coming...

06.10.2023 4

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Ajai Sahni on Canada and the Khalistani Movement

The recent spat between the Indian and Canadian governments over the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar outside a Sikh temple in British Columbia in...

03.10.2023 5

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Did Saudi Arabia Signal Willingness to De-hyphenate India and Pakistan in Its South Asia Policy?

India-Saudi Arabia relations received a significant boost over the past week at the multilateral and bilateral levels during the visit of Crown Prince...

15.09.2023 10

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Is India’s Ruling BJP Getting Jittery?

India’s 28-party opposition front, the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance or INDIA, passed its first electoral test last week, with...

12.09.2023 2

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