It is far from clear that India is prepared to handle a conflict with China or Pakistan (or both).

Modi’s government reacts to foreign slights that most other governments would simply ignore.

Instead of starting 2023 on a promising note, India is struggling with a worsening north-south divide.

Modi’s ability to use his political success for the vast majority of Indians remains very much in doubt.

India’s statistics have been portrayed as numbers tailored to suit the government’s preferred narrative.

Modi’s government continues to call in vain for peace, while ensuring no criticism.

After eight years of Modi’s rule, the growth rate will be flattered by a lower base than even pessimists expected.

BJP is curbing entities whose work fall afoul of the government’s narrow-minded vision of India.

India’s performance on greenhouse-gas emissions will get worse before it gets better.

Indians are becoming desensitised to the routine expression and practice of anti-Muslim bigotry.

India produces individual excellence despite the system’s limitations; in China, individual success is a product of the system.

India is a highly religious country that is profoundly committed to respecting its diversity.

A hostile China and the looming US withdrawal from Afghanistan have forced India to rethink its regional strategy.

The problem with sponsoring militant groups is that they do not always remain under your control.

How did everything go so wrong so soon after India recovered from the first wave of the pandemic?