Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

Will BJP’s infiltration pitch in Bengal and Assam pay off?

Infiltration from India’s border with Bangladesh has become a key component of Bharatiya Janata Party’s strategy for state assembly elections.

The Indian election’s winners and losers

Just as the BJP’s victory represents a kind of defeat, the resurgent opposition’s defeat looks a lot like victory

An Indian election unlike any other in recent past

High-octane Lok Sabha election has lessons for Bangladesh, too

India’s election opens the door to the past

India witnessed a tumultuous time between May 1996 and October 1999 when coalition governments came and left in quick succession.

Fear and loathing surrounding India’s election

After the first phase of voting, Modi seems to have changed his campaign strategy, focusing more on firing up BJP's Hindu base.

Might Modi Lose?

As India’s general election enters its second month, most conventional expectations have already been upended.

The Modi Decade

Dissent is framed as disloyalty, with criticism of government policies labeled “anti-national.”

Is BJP's policy of exclusion and segregation backfiring?

PM Modi's decision to inaugurate the new parliament building himself has garnered scrutiny.

India’s democracy in detention

What happens to Gandhi has important implications for India’s future.

November 1, 2024
November 1, 2024

Will BJP’s infiltration pitch in Bengal and Assam pay off?

Infiltration from India’s border with Bangladesh has become a key component of Bharatiya Janata Party’s strategy for state assembly elections.

June 9, 2024
June 9, 2024

The Indian election’s winners and losers

Just as the BJP’s victory represents a kind of defeat, the resurgent opposition’s defeat looks a lot like victory

June 5, 2024
June 5, 2024

An Indian election unlike any other in recent past

High-octane Lok Sabha election has lessons for Bangladesh, too

June 5, 2024
June 5, 2024

India’s election opens the door to the past

India witnessed a tumultuous time between May 1996 and October 1999 when coalition governments came and left in quick succession.

May 15, 2024
May 15, 2024

Fear and loathing surrounding India’s election

After the first phase of voting, Modi seems to have changed his campaign strategy, focusing more on firing up BJP's Hindu base.

May 4, 2024
May 4, 2024

Might Modi Lose?

As India’s general election enters its second month, most conventional expectations have already been upended.

June 13, 2023
June 13, 2023

The Modi Decade

Dissent is framed as disloyalty, with criticism of government policies labeled “anti-national.”

May 28, 2023
May 28, 2023

Is BJP's policy of exclusion and segregation backfiring?

PM Modi's decision to inaugurate the new parliament building himself has garnered scrutiny.

April 11, 2023
April 11, 2023

India’s democracy in detention

What happens to Gandhi has important implications for India’s future.

March 31, 2023
March 31, 2023

Rahul Gandhi’s conviction: Another dent in India’s declining democracy

The same system that drags criminal cases for years starts to work on speed when power wants it to.