India’s welfare programs improve lives. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party uses its vast machinery to ensure the handouts also create loyal voters.
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Deadly Fire in India Amusement Park
Officers said the cause of the fire was still under investigation, but that they planned to charge the owner of the facility with negligence.
Is Modi Worried? India’s Long-Deflated Opposition Finds Some Momentum.
After setting a very high bar for his party in the election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi often appears on the defensive as the voting nears its end.
Being Muslim in Modi’s India
Families grapple with anguish and isolation as they try to raise their children in a country that increasingly questions their very identity.
Mumbai Storms Topple Billboard, Killing at Least 8
Heavy rains and high winds ripped through the financial capital of India, toppling a billboard onto a crowd of people seeking shelter.
Elon Musk’s Diplomacy: Woo Right-Wing World Leaders. Then Benefit.
Mr. Musk has built a constellation of like-minded heads of state — including Argentina’s Javier Milei and India’s Narendra Modi — to push his own politics and expand his business empire.
Canadian Arrests Highlight Alleged Gang Role in India’s Intelligence Operations
India’s external spy agency, the Research and Analysis Wing, has long been accused of tapping into criminal networks to carry out operations in South Asia. Is the agency now doing similar operations in the West?
Biden Calls Japan and India ‘Xenophobic’ in Defending U.S. Immigration
President Biden also referred to Russia and China, saying they “don’t want immigrants.” A spokesman said the president was trying to make a comment about America’s immigrant “DNA,” not insult other countries.
India’s Master of Nostalgia Takes His Sweeping Vision to Netflix
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s films are known for splendor, grandiosity and obsessive attention to light and detail. Will that translate to smaller screens?
Australian Journalist Says She Was Pushed Out of India
Avani Dias said that she had been denied a visa renewal for weeks because of her reporting on the Sikh separatist movement. Indian officials disputed her account.