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Ever since it came to power, the BJP has have taken intermittent pot shots at English, branding it a ‘colonial relic’ surrounded by a ‘slavish mentality’Narendra Modi’s government is intensifying its efforts to relegate English to the margins of Indian…
Read MoreIndia’s Narenda Modi has suggested Queen Consort should not wear infamous gem on coronation dayThe phrase “jewel in the crown” once evoked Charles Dance, Peggy Ashcroft and the sepia-tinted prettiness of a 1980s Granada TV series. Today, in headlines a…
Read MoreThe recent disorder in Leicester echoes the ‘communalist’ politics that now dominates India thanks to the ruling BJPChetan Bhatt is professor of sociology at the London School of EconomicsThe terrible events in Leicester last month saw several hundred …
Read MorePopular Front of India, which says it fights for rights of minorities, victim of ‘political vendetta’ by Hindu nationalist governmentAn Islamic organisation that says it fights discrimination against minorities in India has disbanded after the governme…
Read MoreMore than 50 past and present leaders to gather amid domestic opposition to ceremony fuelled by links between Abe’s party and Unification ChurchThe US vice-president, Kamala Harris, the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, and British foreign secretar…
Read MoreThe general assembly is expected to see fresh tussles over future of Ukraine, as well as the threats of famine and the climate crisis in the global southThe UN general assembly summit this week will be dominated by a struggle – between the US and its a…
Read MoreLocals claim ‘buffer zones’ have been established in areas previously under Indian controlIndian people living near the country’s disputed Himalayan border with China have accused their government of giving away swathes of land after both sides agreed …
Read MoreIndia recently overtook UK as the world’s fifth biggest economy – and it could be third by 2030The rise of China has been the biggest story in the global economy in recent decades. But amid concern about its stumbling property market and global fears a…
Read MoreGujarat frees men serving life sentences for rape, and for murder of three-year-old daughter and other relativesA Muslim woman who was gang-raped by a Hindu mob, which also murdered her three-year-old daughter and 13 other members of her family, has sp…
Read MoreNarendra Modi urged his people to fly the national flag but strict rules govern its disposal and offenders can go to jailIndians were urged to buy and proudly display the national flag on Independence Day this week, with the prime minister, Narendra Mo…
Read MoreAt a speech marking the 75th anniversary of India’s independence from British rule, Modi vowed to make India a developed nation by the centenary. Speaking at Delhi’s 17th-century Mughal-era Red Fort, Modi said: ‘We have to make India a developed nation…
Read MoreThis month marks three-quarters of a century since the creation of the independent state of India after British rule. Here we look back at some of the key events that shaped the country Continue reading…
Read MorePM says ‘self-reliant India is the responsibility of every citizen’ 75 years after end of British ruleThe Indian ‘prime minister, Narendra Modi, has pledged to turn India into a developed country within the next 25 years. Continue reading…
Read MoreShopkeeper filmed telling customer he had been told to deny rations to anyone refusing to buy flag in run-up to Independence DayIndia’s opposition leader, Rahul Gandhi, has accused the government of forcing people entitled to free food at government ra…
Read MoreDisciplinary action against members of BJP fails to quell growing anger in Muslim world over comments insulting the prophetSix more countries have joined diplomatic protests across the Muslim world over derogatory remarks insulting the prophet Muhammad…
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