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A new election debate: Should India take from the rich, give to the poor?
As India enters the second half of its giant election, wealth distribution has emerged as a central campaign flashpoint — and a battering ram for PM Modi to target the opposition.
Modi votes in home state as mammoth India election hits half-way mark
Millions vote across 93 constituencies in third phase as the prime minister mounts an increasingly shrill campaign, ramping up polarising rhetoric.
‘Serious job’: How a collective in election-bound India fights hate speech
Hate Speech Beda trains volunteers from across the southern state of Karnataka on using the law to combat hate crimes. It’s an uphill battle, but they’re not giving up.
India Lok Sabha election 2024 phase 3: Who votes and what’s at stake?
Voters in 94 constituencies across 12 states and territories go to the polls on May 7, in the third of seven phases of the world’s largest election.
India elections turn spotlight on informal jobs for youth
India’s workforce is getting more informalised, and the quality of employment has suffered since the COVID-19 pandemic.
‘Vote jihad’: As Modi raises anti-Muslim India election pitch, what’s next?
As the campaign targeting of Muslims becomes more direct and shrill, experts fear Modi’s words could encourage violence against the community.
Missing in action: How two key parties in India’s largest state collapsed
The near-absence of election campaign by the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party, which once ruled Uttar Pradesh, reflects larger challenges.