‘Why should we vote?’ India’s jute workers blame politicians for woes
Jute, one of India’s exports, is in a crisis. The vote of millions of industry workers in Bengal state is up for grabs.
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India’s biggest election prize: Can the Gandhi family survive Modi?
The pocket boroughs of Amethi and Rae Bareli have stood by the first family of Indian politics through ups and downs. On May 20, they will be tested again.
India Lok Sabha election 2024 Phase 5: Who votes and what’s at stake?
Voters to decide the fate of 695 candidates, including opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, on May 20 in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections.
Has India’s Muslim population really exploded?
A new government report claims that the country’s Muslim population share has increased 43 percent since 1950, fuelling an unfounded conspiracy theory.
India’s biggest election prize: Can the Gandhi family survive Modi?
The pocket boroughs of Amethi and Rae Bareli have stood by the first family of Indian politics through ups and downs. On May 20, they will be tested again.
As India’s Modi drags Pakistan into election campaign, will ties worsen?
Unlike in 2019, Pakistan was largely absent from India’s election rhetoric. Now that’s changed – after a three-word social media post. What’s next for the neighbours?
Kashmir breaks with election boycotts, protests Indian policies – by voting
For years, Kashmiris boycotted Indian elections. But the end of the region’s special status has changed that equation.
India’s silent youth crisis: College-educated but poorer than a farm hand
Two-thirds of India’s unemployed youth are educated — a fraction which has doubled since 2000. As India votes, a question gnaws at its future: If education can’t get you a job, is it even worth it?