Tag: Narendra Damodardas Modi
BJP attempts to appropriate Gandhi’s legacy
We have been voting for the legislative elections in Gujarat, India for four days. It was here that Narendra Modi rose to prominence as Chief Minister. It is also here…
Narendra Modi welcomes cheetahs for an ambitious reintroduction project in India
India is embarking on an ambitious ecological plan: to reintroduce cheetahs, which have disappeared in the country for more than 70 years. Eight of these felines arrive, Saturday, September 17,…
Bangladesh Prime Minister received by Narendra Modi in New Delhi
The Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheik Hasina, is meeting her Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on Tuesday, September 6. On the menu of discussions: trade agreements and financial…
BJP angry at few photos of Modi in village, case takes national turn
Political scandal in India around a rice stand in a village in Telangana. The finance minister, traveling in the opposition-ruled state, has complained that there are not enough photos of…
India wants to empty its prisons as it approaches the 75th anniversary of its independence
In India, the government wants to release as many prisoners on trial as possible. They would be some 350,000 languishing behind bars without even having been sentenced. As the 75th…
BJP accuses Sonia Gandhi of plotting to destabilize Gujarat state in 2002
In India, the ruling BJP party is targeting Sonia Gandhi, the president of Congress, the main opposition party. She is accused of having, along with others, plotted to destabilize the…
BJP attempts to overthrow opposition in strategic Maharashtra state
In India, the political world has been closely following the tribulations of the rebel MPs of the Shiv Sena party for a week. On their decisions depends the fate of…
Violent protests across the country after comments made about Muhammad
Demonstrations in many cities across India took place on Friday June 10 and violent clashes with law enforcement led to hundreds of arrests and two people being killed. The dismissal…
In India, Hindus demand the return of certain Muslim buildings
In India, Hindus are engaged in a coordinated effort to take control of several mosques and Muslim buildings, claiming that they were built on Hindu religious structures centuries ago. They…
“We are witnessing in India a trivialization of anti-Muslim violence”
With 195 million Muslims living on its soil, India is one of the countries with the highest number of Muslims in the world. Indian Muslims today constitute a beleaguered minority,…