Few doubt the popular prime minister will win a third term in voting that starts Friday. His strong hand is just what many Indians seem to want.
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How A.I. Tools Could Change India’s Elections
Avatars are addressing voters by name, in whichever of India’s many languages they speak. Experts see potential for misuse in a country already rife with disinformation.
Why Elections Take So Long in India
The election is a giant undertaking that requires millions of poll workers, voting machines and security forces to cover deserts, mountains, forests and megacities.
China’s ‘Special Place’ in Modi’s Heart Is Now a Thorn in His Side
As Narendra Modi seeks a third term as prime minister, India’s rupture with China looms over a pillar of his campaign: making his country a major power.
Modi’s Party Doesn’t Control All of India. But He’s Working on It.
As an election nears, political strife between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and opposition-held states is straining the federal formula that holds India together.
India’s 2024 Multiphase Election: What to Know
India’s general elections will determine the political direction of the world’s most populous nation for the next five years.
Data Dump Exposes Links Between Money and Politics in India
Lists of donors and beneficiaries cast government contracts and police investigations in an unflattering new light.
India to Enforce Citizenship Law Criticized as Anti-Muslim
The law sparked lethal riots when it was passed. Now, after a four-year delay, it has come into force on the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s re-election campaign.
The Maldives Is a Tiny Paradise. Why Are China and India Fighting Over It?
Asia’s two giants are crowding the island nation with building projects, tossing its newborn democracy to and fro.
India’s Supreme Court Strikes Down Contentious Election Fund-Raising Tool
Judges found that government bonds used for anonymous political donations were unconstitutional.