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Why Is the RSS Distancing Itself From the BJP?

BJP and RSS leaders are going to great lengths to send out the message that the RSS is a cultural organization and uninvolved in the BJP’s political...

31.05.2024 20

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Jabin Jacob on China’s Growing Influence in South Asia

“Chinese influence has only encouraged instability in Nepalese politics.”

20.05.2024 40

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BJP Shrinks Away From Facing Voters in Kashmir

Hugely unpopular among Kashmiris, India's ruling party would have lost had it dared to contest in the valley.

10.05.2024 10

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BJP’s Endorsement of Accused Sexual Predator Prajwal Revanna Is Not Surprising

The party has a history of condoning rape and sexual harassment for the sake of power and political expediency.

03.05.2024 50

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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 10

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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 6

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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 10

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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 50

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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 10

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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 20

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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 10

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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 10

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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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