Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Elections: A New Dawn?
After a gap of ten years, elections for Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K) Legislative Assembly were finally held from September 18 to October 1, 2024. While the National Conference (NC) and its alliance partners won a total of 49 seats,…
इंडिया शाइनिंग 2.0: बीजेपी की फीकी पड़ती चमक
अपने पहले पाँच वर्षों के सफल कार्यकाल के दम पर, 2004 के चुनाव में भारतीय जनता पार्टी (भाजपा) ने अत्यंत उत्साहपूर्वक वापस विजयी होने की अपेक्षा कि की थी | उस चुनाव के दौरान भाजपा का नारा था "इंडिया शाइनिंग” और…
Modi 3.0: Six Defense Sector Reforms Key to National Security
Over the past two terms, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has created the narrative of being a more muscular, national-security-oriented political party with a strong will to pursue reforms and implement policy decisions. However, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins…
Indian Election Results Give Hope to Human Rights Organizations
Narendra Modi was sworn in on June 8 as the Prime Minister of India for a third consecutive term, a feat matched only by India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru of the Congress Party. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had…
India Shining 2.0: The BJP has Lost its Luster
In 2004, the Bharatiya Janata Party entered Indian elections on a high, expecting to be brought back to power on the back of its first-ever five-year term in charge. Its campaign slogan was ‘India Shining.’ Opinion polls forecasted a comfortable…
The Consequences of India’s Election Surprise
India’s elections, winding over the course of six weeks, came to an end on June 4 when the votes were finally tallied. The elections, held in seven phases, began on April 19 with the final phase on June 1. The…