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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

6 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

6 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…

6 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…

6 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.

7 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

7 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.

7 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.

7 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…

7 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.

7 months ago