Tag: Narendra Modi
India elections: who are Narendra Modi’s main rivals – and can...
Ian Hall | India is heading to the polls in the world’s biggest democratic election and a number of different figures could emerge as India’s next prime...
Hindu Diaspora: a strategic ally of Modi & BJP but a...
Professor Ashok Swain | Since 1947, India has been for the most part successful in keeping the country united and maintaining a general peace and...
Sherry Rehman criticizes PM Khan’s statement on BJP
News Desk | Pakistan People's Party senator Sherry Rehman has criticized the latest statement of Prime Minister Imran Khan pertaining to the Narendra Modi's election...
Big blow to Indian narrative: U.S says IAF shot no Pakistani...
News Analysis | U.S Defense Department has confirmed that Indian claim of shooting down a Pakistani F16 is baseless after two U.S defense personnel have...
Cows come home to haunt India’s Modi
AFP | One of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's signature policies has been protecting cows, but for Raghuvir Singh Meena -- a Hindu farmer struggling...
Sugar rush fades for Indian farmers ahead of vote
AFP | India is vying to become the world's top sugar producer, but for its millions of sugarcane growers life is far from sweet as...
India claims to shoot down satellite, join ‘space superpowers’
AFP | Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the country had destroyed a low-orbiting satellite in a missile test, becoming the fourth...
Modi biopic makers will have to show film is artistic rather...
AFP | India's main opposition Congress party has petitioned election officials to delay the release of a flattering new Bollywood biopic about Prime Minister Narendra...
Who would win India’s $5b election?
Amjed Jaaved | Some 814 million voters speaking 1,652 languages will vote in 900,000 voting centres across India over 35 days in the upcoming national...
India, Pakistan threatened to unleash missiles at each other: sources
Sanjeev Miglani & Drazen Jorgic | The sparring between India and Pakistan last month threatened to spiral out of control and only interventions by U.S....
‘Fake news’ barrage raises fear ahead of Indian elections
AFP | A deluge of online hoaxes that hit Indian social media as the country fought aerial battles with Pakistan has heightened fears over the...
Air of terror in Kashmir as more Indian troops move into...
News Analysis | As much as 10,000 additional troops have been deployed inside Indian occupied Kashmir, leading to the air of rumors and consequently terror...
Why India’s Hindu nationalists worship Israel’s nation-state model
Sumantra Bose| India’s Hindu nationalists and the Israeli right have a remarkable mutual affinity. Binyamin Netanyahu welcomed Narendra Modi to Israel in 2017 with these words: “Prime...
Words war vs healthy debate: Indian leadership contradicts Laxman Rekha
Sudheendra Kulkarni | India’s epics and folk literature are treasure houses of moral maxims. For thousands of years, they have shaped our people’s thinking on what’s...
Will Modi’s ‘War & Violence’ Politics Reap Electoral Dividends?
Sanjay Kapoor | Long before the staggered voting took place in the five Indian states in November-December, the common understanding was that the ruling Bharatiya...
Who uses library in Afghanistan: Trump mocks Modi
News Desk | US President Donald Trump on Wednesday mocked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for funding a library in Afghanistan, suggesting it was of...
Pakistan shoots down Indian spy drone
News Desk | The Pakistan Army on Wednesday shot down a second Indian ‘spy drone’ within a span of two days along the restive Line...
PM Modi gets cold shoulder by Turkish First Lady
News Desk | A video of Turkish First Lady Emine Erdogan clearly avoiding Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a G20 summit is heavily circulating...
Charismatic PM Khan: makes it to most search personalities in India
News Desk | Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has secured 10th spot in the fresh list of most searched personality in India by search engine...
Modi’s diplomatic offensive on Pakistan, refuses to attend SAARC Summit
News Desk | India on Wednesday put to rest any speculation over Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelling to Pakistan to attend the SAARC Summit. Addressing the...
Indo-Israel defense deals could unleash a lethal arms race in the...
Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | India’s shopping spree for military hardware, in order to modernize its armed forces, makes it an attractive prospect for Israel’s...
Pak FM slams India over Sushma Swaraj’s antics
News Analysis | Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Shah Mehmood Qureshi has severely criticized India for its irresponsible attitude toward the South Asian Association of Regional...
“India & Pakistan: Saas-Bahu relationship?” – Maleeha Hashmey
Maleeha Hashmey | Politics is the art of postponing decisions until they are no longer relevant. The problem with the political jokes is that they...
India dumps peace again – Mustansar Hussain Tasir
Mustansar Hussain Tasir | Many saw it as a ray of hope when the Indian external affairs ministry confirmed that, in response to Pakistan’s plea,...
Naya India: BJP passes resolution for 2019 elections while Opposition observes...
News Analysis | The BJP passed a resolution for making a “new India” by 2022 on the conclusion of its national executive meeting. Meanwhile, a...
India’s national register of citizens: Challenge to South Asian Identity?
Subhajit Naskar | The illusion of South Asian identity is equipped by discord among the community interests. Subsequently, Religious dogmatism helped identity consolidation which negates...
Economic Gurus: Concerns and implications of PTI’s 100 Day Agenda –...
Dr. Sajid Amin Javed | It is an absolutely unrealistic plan, only good if no-one ever needs to execute it. The plan has two parts...
World leaders send best wishes for Ramadan
News Desk | The Muslims throughout the world marked the month of Ramadan on 17th May. World leaders, including the President of the United States...
China & India strive to make peace: hold summit after border...
AFP | Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will seek to repair strained ties at a summit on Friday after an...
Intentional or unintentional sabotage?
Waqas Shabbir | Disgraced former PM Nawaz Sharif, willingly or unwillingly, has opened a floodgate of negative commentary, following the eruption of a mega-scandal. His...
Do-or-die for Gandhi’s Congress in key state battle
AFP | The Congress party, which has dominated Indian politics in the seven decades since independence, will stage a last stand against Prime Minister Narendra...
COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa in Forbes ‘75 most powerful people’
News Desk | Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, has been featured in Forbes this year’s list of '75 Most Powerful Leaders...
Indian engineers abducted in Afghanistan as New Delhi’s footprint in Afghanistan...
News Analysis | Seven Indian engineers of an RPG group company working in Afghanistan's northern Baghlan province were abducted on Sunday by Taliban gunmen who...
Taj Mahal in decay: Paying the price of India’s pollution
News Analysis | India's top court on Tuesday sharply criticized the government for failing to protect the Taj Mahal, the centuries-old monument to love which...
Pakistan and India join hands for first-ever military drills
News Analysis | The nuclear-armed neighbors and arch-rivals of South Asia, India, and Pakistan, will be participating in a counter-terror exercise consisting of joint military...
Xi, Modi agree to reduce border tensions
AFP | Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi ended informal meetings in China Saturday with a promise to reduce border tensions after...