Indian elections are no longer just battles between political parties. They are becoming contests between larger-than-life personalities — and no leader has reshaped this political culture more ...

NARENDRA MODI, India’s prime minister, is a once-in-a-generation political phenomenon. He commands support for his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) across class, caste and language. He is the face of his ...

Amid the scorching heat of an Indian summer, political temperatures are rising with four states — Assam, Kerala (recently renamed Keralam), Tamil Nadu and West Bengal — and one Union Territory, ...

Pictures of Vijay being sold outside a counting station in Tamil Nadu on Monday Film star-turned-politician C Joseph Vijay is on the cusp of history in Tamil Nadu state. On Monday, his political party ...

NEW DELHI, May 7 (Reuters) - India's main opposition Congress party drew increasingly strong backing from Muslim voters while Hindus overwhelmingly voted for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party, ...

Like the British Raj, Hindu nationalists promote ideas about history that are neither truly Indian nor accurate.

In a democratic system, elections are premised on the idea that voters elect representatives who remain honest and ...

India is winning the standoff between America and China. Hosted by Ross Douthat Produced by Victoria Chamberlin Mr. Douthat is a columnist and the host of the “Interesting Times” podcast. Right now, ...

Nepal, June 25 -- Indian politics is inherently anti-women. There is no sugar-coating this perturbing reality. While on one ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's political party won its first-ever state elections in West Bengal. Modi’s popularity was seen to be waning when, two years ago, his party failed to secure a ...