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Two men, US President Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi standing with the arms stretched outward to wave
Biden administration
What to expect from Modi’s historic visit to the US
A security personnel speaks to people from inside the main gate of Jamia Millia Islamia university in New Delhi, India
Free speech
Blocking BBC documentary on Gujarat riots goes against India’s democratic values, journalist says
Activists from right-wing Hindu organization Bajrang Dal burn an effigy of Islamic terrorism during a protest against the Tuesday killing of Kanhaiya Lal, a Hindu man in a suspected religious attack in western Udaipur city of Rajasthan state, in Ahmedabad
Violence
‘India is a tinderbox’: Religious tensions come to a boiling point after brutal murder of Hindu tailor
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the media during a joint press statement as part of a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Monday, May 2, 2022. 
Critical State
Democracy, interrupted: Part II
Woman in white dress laughs while talking to woman facing away from camera in red dress
Social media
Twitter’s ban on actor Kangana Ranaut could lead to confrontation with Indian government
Protesters demand the release of Indian climate activist Disha Ravi
Protest
India cracks down on climate activists supporting farmer protests
Three women protestors hold up signs reading "More Love, Less Hate"; "We are One. Do not divide us in the name of religion"; and "Love is not a crime."
Lifestyle & Belief
The problem with India’s ‘love jihad’ laws
India Citizenship Bill protests
Citizenship law could do ‘irreversible damage’ to India’s secular fabric
Thousands of people are packed into an outdoor space listening to speakers
India is trying to market its elections as a tourist attraction
Indian tri-colored balloons fly around a statue head of Indian founding father Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Development
India unveils the world’s tallest statue, celebrating development at the cost of the environment
President Obama welcomes Indian PM Modi to the White House
Business
Obama hosts his unlikely friend, Indian PM Narendra Modi
Surrogate mothers Daksha, 37, Renuka, 23, and Rajia, 39, left to right, pose for a photograph inside a temporary home for surrogates provided by Akanksha IVF centre in Anand town August 27, 2013.
Economics
India’s PM asks doctors to treat pregnant women for free once a month
Supporters of Aam Aadmi (Common Man) Party (AAP) take part in the celebrations outside the AAP office in New Delhi February 10, 2015.
Global Politics
India’s anti-corruption opposition party wins a shocker in New Delhi
President Barack Obama and India's prime minister, Narendra Modi, talk as they have coffee and tea together in the gardens of Hyderabad House in New Delhi on January 25, 2015. Obama is visiting India for three days to attend Republic Day celebrations and
Global Politics
Obama enjoys a Modi bromance during his India trip
Modi
Global Politics
India’s elections are over and Indians in the US have mixed feelings about the results
Narendra Modi gives a victory sign at a rally in his home state of Gujarat, Friday. Modi will be India's next Prime Minister after decisively winning parliamentary elections.
Global Politics
India’s long election ends in a landslide vote for change
Zahir Janmohamed in the Juhapura neighborhood of Ahmedabad.
Global Politics
Narendra Modi’s ‘coronation’ is no slam dunk in India’s elections
Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi, the prime ministerial candidate for India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), takes a "selfie" after casting his vote at a polling station during the seventh phase of India's general election.
Global Politics
I used to think of Pakistan as my enemy, until I met someone from Pakistan
Arts, Culture & Media
The Indian band Ska Vengers pulls no punches in a new song blasting a political frontrunner
Global Politics
The man expected to be India’s next prime minister just turned himself into a hologram
Varanasi, India, at dawn.
Global Politics
Many in India worry that hundreds of millions of voters will be wrong, when they vote for Modi
An artist collective erected this photo exhibit in Pakistan to remind drone operators that their targets are real people.
Global Scan
This is a message for US drone pilots: we are not bugs
Global Politics
India’s ‘Most Admired and Most Feared’ Politician Stirs Controversy in US
Arts, Culture & Media
India Gets Serious About Cartoons