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Tag: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Is it the End for Communism in India?
For the first time since 1977, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) is out of power across the country, marking a turning point for the nation’s Left, writes Betwa Sharma.
War On Iran: How India Got It Wrong
While Modi’s supporters argue the U.S.-Israel war on Iran was never India’s war, Betwa Sharma says the government has undercut its effort to project India as a vishwaguru, or world teacher, in a new era of global influence.
Iran War Exposes Cracks in BRICS Wall
Fissures have opened in the bloc over the U.S.-Israel war on Iran, writes Betwa Sharma. India has perhaps been most divisive. Let alone as a global power, India isn’t even projecting itself as a truly independent, regional one.
How the Gas Crisis Impacts the Most Populous Country
The LPG shortage in India following Iran’s wartime blockage of the Hormuz Strait is leaving people and businesses in India frightened and suffering real losses, Betwa Sharma reports.
Mob Murder & Islamophobia in India
A state government’s interference in a high-profile crime case offers another indication of religious polarization in Narendra Modi’s India, writes Betwa Sharma.
‘Vance Go Back!’ — Indian Farmers on US VP’s Visit
“No surrender to Trump’s tariffs” — Abdul Rahman reports on demonstrations against the implications for Indian agriculture of the U.S. vice president’s visit to New Delhi this week.
A New International Order?
Progressives’ support for a multilateral world often ignores how much the emerging new world is similar to the old one, a point also missed by Jeffrey Sachs in speaking of a “new international order,” writes Asoka Bandarage.
India’s Motive in Prosecuting Arundhati Roy
The Modi government plans to try the globally renowned author under a draconian anti-terrorism law, reports Ullekh NP.
Indian Voters Restrain Narendra Modi
The ruling BJP has returned, writes Ullekh NP. But its survival hinges on parties that don’t share its enthusiasm for Hindu nationalism.