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The BJP government is exploiting a terrorism prevention law to intimidate dissenters from lawyers, journalists, priests, poets to Kashmiri civiliansKhurram Parvez was a teenager when his grandfather, a civilian, was gunned down by the Indian army. Grow…
Read MoreThis is a rare climbdown from the prime minister. But the space for dissent is still diminishing under his governmentIt is not often that Narendra Modi gives a televised address to the nation and it is met with relief, not disarray. The Indian prime mi…
Read MoreRepeal of ‘black laws’ designed to modernise agricultural sector is huge victory for farmersNarendra Modi has announced he will repeal three contentious farm laws that prompted a year of protests and unrest in India, in one of the most significant conc…
Read MoreAnalysis: the authoritarian PM’s first retreat is a much needed triumph of democracy“The strongman finally blinks,” was how one commentator put it. On Friday morning, India woke to a surprise announcement by the prime minister, Narendra Modi, that he w…
Read MoreNarendra Modi has announced he will repeal three contentious farm laws that prompted a year of protests and unrest in India, in one of the most significant concessions made by his government and a huge victory for India’s farmers. They had fo…
Read MoreCamp outside Delhi cheers after PM announced revoking of farm laws following a year of protestsThe scent of victory was in the air. As tractors rolled through the protest camp on the outskirts of Delhi set up by farmers almost exactly a year ago, rousi…
Read MoreJust as important as the long-term target is the current push for renewables, as well as more climate finance from the rich worldAmazement, elation, worry, disappointment, derision – the announcement by India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, that the c…
Read MoreNarendra Modi’s Cop26 promise has proved divisive but many observers say only western help can ensure its successRead all our Cop coverage hereIt was the headline-grabbing announcement of the first day of Cop26: India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, p…
Read MoreIndian foreign secretary says price and popularity of renewables behind Modi’s 2070 net zero targetThe staggering take-up of solar power in India has enabled the prime minister, Narendra Modi, to announce a more ambitious climate plan at the Cop26 conf…
Read MorePrime minister also makes major commitment to generating 500GW of non-fossil fuel energy by 2030India will meet a target of net zero emissions by 2070, the country’s prime minister has told the Cop26 global climate summit.Speaking at the world leaders’…
Read MoreUnder the prime minister’s watch, a liberal economy has led to an illiberal society“Good times are about to arrive,” Narendra Modi tweeted to his followers in May 2014. The result of the 16th general election to the Indian parliament had just been conc…
Read MoreIn 2018, Indian police claimed to have uncovered a shocking plan to bring down the government. But there is mounting evidence that the initial conspiracy was a fiction – and the accused are victims of an elaborate plotIn April 2018, a large group of po…
Read MoreLeak suggests Indian opposition leader among hundreds selected for possible surveillance by Modi governmentThe Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s most prominent political rival, the opposition figure Rahul Gandhi, was twice selected as a potential s…
Read MoreDespite new laws to combat the problem, a rape is reported every 15 minutes, leaving victims and families crying out for justiceIt was a historic day for women in India. Mamata Banerjee and her party won a spectacular election victory in West Bengal, d…
Read MoreFlattening the majestic Murghal-inspired buildings is the latest stage in a hateful, vanity-fuelled campaign to de-Islamify IndiaAt the heart of New Delhi, the capital of India, sits a Mughal-inspired monument that houses the seat of the Indian parliam…
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