NEW DELHI — Thousands of people on Sunday attended a rally by an alliance of India’s opposition parties that criticized the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi of stifling opponents and undermining democratic institutions ahead of a national election next month. The “Save Democracy” rally was the first major public demonstration by the opposition bloc … Read more
India’s government moved abruptly Monday to implement a citizenship law that excludes Muslims from a naturalization fast track. It stoked massive protests and deadly riots when it passed in 2019. The move came weeks ahead of a national election in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to seek a third term. The Citizenship Amendment … Read more
NEW DELHI — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday is making his first official visit to Kashmir’s main city since New Delhi stripped the disputed region’s semi-autonomy and took direct control of it in 2019. Thousands of armed paramilitary troops and police in flak jackets maintained extra vigilance across the Kashmir Valley, the heartland … Read more
NEW DELHI — Last year more than two dozen opposition parties in India came together to take on Narendra Modi, one of the country’s most popular prime ministers in generations. But the broad alliance, beset with ideological differences and personality clashes, is cracking at a crucial time, just months before the country votes in a … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived Tuesday in the United Arab Emirates on his seventh trip to the nation, preparing to be feted by tens of thousands of his countrymen ahead of elections back home in the coming months. Modi was met on landing in Abu Dhabi by Emirati President … Read more
AYODHYA, India — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday was set to open a contentious Hindu temple built on the ruins of a historical mosque in the holy city of Ayodhya. The grand event, which will be attended by thousands, is expected to benefit the Indian leader in the polls just months before a … Read more
NEW DELHI — Three decades after Hindu mobs tore down a historical mosque, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the consecration of a grand Hindu temple at the same site on Monday in a political move to boost his party ahead of a crucial national vote. Experts say the temple, dedicated to Hinduism’s most … Read more
NEW DELHI — Vote counting began Sunday in four Indian states in a test of strength for India’s opposition pitted against the ruling party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of next year’s crucial national vote. Results are expected later in the day. Elections in the four states — Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Telangana … Read more
NEW DELHI — Two Indian states began voting in local elections on Tuesday in a test of strength for India’s opposition, which is pitted against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party ahead of a crucial national vote scheduled for next year. The elections in central Chhattisgarh and northeastern Mizoram states, along with polls in three … Read more
US President Joe Biden (C) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (2R) arrive for the primary session of the G20 Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi on September 9, 2023. Evan Vucci | Afp | Getty Photos NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Joe Biden pledged to deepen the partnership between … Read more