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India’s Domestic Outlook in 2024: Modi Era Powers On but Economic Concerns Continue
As 2024 comes to an end, India finds itself out of step with global trends. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government was not swept away by the global anti-incumbency wave. Conflicts in Europe and West Asia did not pose fundamental threats,…
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…
Don’t Expect Any Breakthroughs in India-Pakistan Relations
February 2024 marked the 5th and 3rd anniversaries of the Pulwama-Balakot Crisis and the Indo-Pak ceasefire agreement on the Line of Control (LoC), respectively. While the Crisis brought the two nuclear-armed neighbors perilously close to a catastrophe, the ceasefire agreement…
Modi’s Outreach Toward Muslims Overseas & in India — A Case of Cooperation and Coercion
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Egypt recently, marking the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to the country in 26 years. During the visit, Modi not only met with Egyptian officials but interacted with the Bohra Muslim diaspora…
India’s Religious Pluralism in Peril: U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Annual Report 2023 Findings
As the world continues to grapple with the issues of religious freedom and human rights violations, the release of U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Annual Report, 2023 casts a revealing spotlight on India’s violations of religious freedom and human…
Indian Irredentism and the Ukraine Crisis
Despite tremendous pressure to condemn Russia for its invasion of Ukraine last year, New Delhi has refused to take a hard line against Moscow. In the year since the invasion, India has displayed a willingness to issue statements favoring peace and diplomatic…