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Will regional parties stop the Modi juggernaut?

The battle for India is being fought in the states as the general election turns local

9 months ago

Red alert: How cinema helps the Modi myth

Cinematic fiction has become the convenient way of ‘correcting’ historical frictions, especially where facts are inconvenient

9 months ago

How big money finances Indian politics

The business elite funds political parties and elections in return for economic favours or for securing favourable policies for their…

10 months ago

Climate change hardly a burning issue for Indian voters

The expectation for Indian politicians to 'be with the people' now encompasses standing with them through their lived experiences of…

10 months ago

How India uses national interest as a smokescreen to muzzle the media

The Indian government is weaponising ‘national interest’ measures to close down reporting it deems critical of the Modi government.

10 months ago

India’s electronic voting machines have a trust problem

Criticism of EVMs is legitimate, but it shouldn't overwhelm the devices' potential to strengthen democracy

10 months ago

How news gatherers can respond to social media challenge

Print and electronic media are coping admirably with the upheavals being wrought by social media.

10 months ago

The corporate takeover of India’s media

Press freedom in India has been badly hit by the gobbling up of media platforms by a few large companies.

10 months ago

The curious case of Google Trends in India

For nine of the last ten years, the most searches were for why Apple products and Evian water are so…

10 months ago

Is India on the cusp of a nuclear energy renaissance?

Removing institutional bottlenecks will attract foreign and domestic participation in India’s nuclear energy programme.

11 months ago