Essay: India must turn from its current path of intolerance and impunity
ELLIS HEASLEY, of UK-based religious freedom advocacy CSW, says the Indian Government – and international community – need to ensure families are free to live in the villages they call home “without fear of coercion, harassment or violence on account of their religious beliefs”…
India: How anti-conversion laws are fine-tuned to allow policing of Christians
While they purport to protect poor Hindus from being exploited, anti-conversion laws have been found to have a more demonstrable effect of generating violence against Christians. MOHAMMAD ALI reports for Religion News Service…
India: In Modi’s Delhi, Muslims segregate to seek security
CHARLOTTE GREENFIELD and AFTAB AHMED, of Reuters, report on background to assertions that segregation of Muslims is on the increase in India…
Indian protesters block rail lines, halt buses after doctor’s rape, murder
Kolkata, India Reuters Thousands of protesters blocked train tracks, halted buses and shouted slogans in India’s state of West Bengal on Wednesday in the latest demonstration following the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is in opposition in the eastern state, called for a […]
US religious freedom report notes violence against Indian minorities
Washington DC, US Reuters The US State Department’s 2023 religious freedom report on India noted violent attacks on minority groups, especially Muslims and Christians, including killings, assaults and vandalism of houses of worship. The State Department report on international religious freedom released on Wednesday said that during the year, senior US officials continued to “raise […]
India’s Modi sworn in as PM for third term, faces coalition challenges
New Delhi, India Reuters Narendra Modi was sworn in as India’s Prime Minister on Sunday for a third term, after a shock election setback that will test his ability to ensure policy certainty in a coalition government in the world’s most populous nation. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office to Modi at a […]
India’s President invites Modi to head new coalition government, swearing-in on Sunday
New Delhi, India Reuters Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that President Droupadi Murmu had invited him to form a government, as he promised his new coalition of 15 parties would strive for unanimity and emerge successful. Modi’s comments came after he met Murmu and accepted her invitation to head the National Democratic […]
Indian PM Modi set to take oath for a third time at the weekend as allies pledge support
Hyderabad/New Delhi, India Reuters Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s National Democratic Alliance (NDA) formally named him on Wednesday to lead a new coalition government for a third straight term, a day after it regained power with a surprisingly slim majority. Modi, a populist who has dominated Indian politics since 2014, will for the first time […]
Essay: Narendra Modi hasn’t delivered the expected landslide – where the BJP may have gone wrong
THANKOM ARUN, in an article first published on The Conversation, assesses the early results from India’s election…
India’s Modi set to win historic third term but with surprisingly slim majority
New Delhi, India Reuters Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi looked set on Tuesday to retain power at the head of a ruling coalition but his Hindu nationalist party lost its outright majority for the first time in a decade as voters defied predictions of another landslide. The outcome unnerved investors, with stocks falling steeply as […]