On December 18 and 19, 141 members of the two houses of India’s Parliament were suspended, as of December 19, by the Speaker of the lower house, Om Birla. Each of these members belongs to the parties ...

New Delhi — People started casting votes Friday in India in what's set to be the largest general election ever held anywhere in the world, with nearly 1 billion eligible voters. The election will be ...

Indian democracy is at a crossroads. People are more invested in elections even as they become more skeptical about politicians and public representatives. Increasingly, people seem to be voting more ...

Under the searing New Delhi sun, more than a dozen of India’s top opposition leaders joined hands in a rare show of unity imploring voters to “save democracy.” Standing before thousands of supporters ...

The ongoing Indian general election amounts to a clash between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), an unwieldy coalition of more than ...

Allen Lab Fellow Jeremy McKey reflects on India’s AI Impact Summit, exploring the theme of diffusion and the implications for ...

The greatest electoral show on earth—India’s elections—concluded not long ago, with over 640 million people casting votes over six weeks. More Indians voted than the combined total of eligible voters ...

The Congress party, India’s main opposition political group, accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government on Thursday of stifling democracy and crippling the party by freezing its bank accounts ...

CHENNAI - Close to 970 million Indians start voting today as India holds its general election with polls suggesting that incumbent Prime Minister, Narendra Modi will win a third term in the world's ...

Back in January, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India looked all but unstoppable, he visited the small city of Ayodhya for the unofficial start of his campaign to win a third term. The location ...

At a time when most advanced economies are grappling with rising public discontent over democratic governance, India stands out with one of the highest levels of democratic satisfaction globally, ...