Narendra Modi

I.N.D.I.A. and Its Discontents

PR Ramesh

An Opposition alliance has unseated a strong incumbent at the Centre only when it has had a promise to sell and a charismatic leader. The anti-Modi alliance has neither while its own contradictions threaten to pull it apart

No Full Stops for Modi

Open

Instead of giving himself what would have been a well-deserved break, Modi immediately attended public events that included a visit to BJP’s headquarters

Modi’s Experiments with Democracy

Badri Narayan

Decolonising the future

The Limits of Moral Imperialism

Rahul Shivshankar

The Anglo-elite’s attitude towards an emerging superpower like India reeks of hypocrisy

The New Delhi Pushback

Rajeev Deshpande

India dismissed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s allegations of an Indian hand in the killing of Khalistani leader Hardeep Nijjar and escalated the showdown with Ottawa to confront its support to terrorist-criminal gangs.

Maneka’s journey

Open

She has seen seven prime ministers and the shaping of Indian history

The Circle Gets Bigger

MJ Akbar

The conceptual daring and strategic potential of an economic corridor

India as a ‘soft state’

Swapan Dasgupta

The citizens of Nehruvian and post-Nehruvian India often attempted to justify their vulnerability by claiming to be preoccupied with loftier things

Ladies First

PR Ramesh

Women’s empowerment has always been at the core of Prime Minister Modi’s vision for India

The Message

Rajeev Deshpande

The summit demonstrated India’s ability to influence outcomes on the global stage by bridging geopolitical divides and making the group more economically inclusive