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Narendra Modi

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Modi says need to address ‘abnormal’ ties with China

In an interview to US magazine Newsweek India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that there's an urgent need to resolve 'abnormal' ties with China. The two countries have been engaged in a border standoff over a disputed frontier for nearly four years now. This is the second time this week Modi has made a reference to tense ties with China ahead of general elections.  

todayApril 11, 2024 24

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Indian opposition leader arrested over corruption claims a month before elections

Delhi government has called chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's arrest a political conspiracy by Prime Minister Modi's government aimed to cripple the opposition's campaign ahead of the general elections next month. Mr Kejriwal, one of India's main opposition leaders, was arrested by India's financial crimes investigative agency over corruption charges in a liquor policy case that allegedly benefited private retailers. His party has called for a nationwide protest over his arrest. […]

todayMarch 22, 2024 33

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Narendra Modi’s economy isn’t booming for India’s unemployed youth. So, why is his party favoured to win another election?

  By Ian Hall, Griffith University   India will soon hold the biggest election ever conducted, starting on April 19 and running through early June. Almost 950 million registered voters will be able to cast ballots to elect the 543 members of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of parliament. The result is not a foregone conclusion, but most analysts expect Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to win another […]

todayMarch 18, 2024 11

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Indian farmers continue to pressure government for higher crop prices

A third round of talks between Indian farmers and government officials last night was inconclusive, as farmers demand higher prices for their crops. A union is organising a nationwide strike, which follows protests this week as farmers continue to put pressure on prime minister Narendra Modi's government ahead of a general election this month. Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai .  

todayFebruary 16, 2024 31

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Indian state to set to table contentious Uniform Civil Code bill

Amid heightened security, an Indian state ruled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party is set to debate a contentious new common personal law this week. Members of the ruling Bhartiya Janata party or the BJP say the law, which will apply across religions, will be replicated across other regions as well. Priyata Brajabasi has more.  

todayFebruary 5, 2024 19

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India bans foreign donations to leading think tank

  India has blocked foreign funding to a leading think tank, the latest among several foreign charities, rights watchdogs and other civil society groups similarly targeted after commentary critical of government decisions. The Centre for Policy Research (CPR) is one of the country's most highly regarded public policy forums. Its staffers are prominent talking heads and columnists who have been rare dissenting voices in the media on sensitive political issues, […]

todayJanuary 17, 2024 9

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