Indian politics

FILE PHOTO: Santiago Martin, an Indian businessman, poses for a photograph at an event in Coimbatore, India, June 30, 2021. Martin Group/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
South Asia

India's 'lottery king' emerges as top political donor in opaque system

HT File photo of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
World+Biz

After Gandhi's conviction, signs of India's opposition uniting against Modi

Shashi Tharoor addresses a press conference after filing his nomination papers for the post of Congress President, at AICC headquarters in New Delhi. Photo: Hindustan Times
Thoughts

Shashi Tharoor: India’s scholar politician

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File photo: Hindustan Times
Analysis

India’s pandemic disaster has finally slowed Modi’s unstoppable rise

A boy's face is seen through the Indian national flag during Independence day celebrations in Mumbai, India, August 15, 2018/ Reuters
Politics

In election season, the raids are back—against Opposition leaders in India

Top Indian leaders criss-cross nation in battle for states
Politics

Top Indian leaders criss-cross nation in battle for states

Vinod Sharma. Illustration: TBS
Thoughts

In the Congress, the Nehru-Gandhi family has to sit out or step up

Sajjan Kumar. illustration: TBS
Thoughts

In Bengal, the salience of Jai Shri Ram

Barkha Dutt.
Thoughts

From Bihar, a message for Indian politics