On December 18 and 19, 141 members of the two houses of India’s Parliament were suspended, as of December 19, by the Speaker of the lower house, Om Birla. Each of these members belongs to the parties ...

As the sinusoidal wave of Parliamentary democracy peaks yet again, is there a structural impulse—perhaps even a ...

New Delhi — People started casting votes Friday in India in what's set to be the largest general election ever held anywhere in the world, with nearly 1 billion eligible voters. The election will be ...

Explore The Hindu's in-depth articles on India's Constitution, examining its evolution, impact on democracy, and balancing ...

Under the searing New Delhi sun, more than a dozen of India’s top opposition leaders joined hands in a rare show of unity imploring voters to “save democracy.” Standing before thousands of supporters ...

Mao Keji, a scholar of Sino-Indian relations, discusses what can bring China closer to India – and what sets the two nations apart.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Milan Vaishnav of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about the state of democracy in India. The expulsion of a key opposition leader from India's Parliament ...

In Democracy for Winners Only, retired civil servant Raj Kumar Srivastava presents a deeply reflective and unsettling account ...

India’s democracy is in danger. There is no sound moral, political or economic case for President Biden and other democratic leaders to pretend this isn’t happening. Yet the red carpets keep being ...

In the run-up to hosting the G-20 summit this year, India has begun marketing itself as the “mother of democracies.” Prime Minister Narendra Modi began to emphasize this idea last year, both ...

MUMBAI, India — India's Parliament voted on a crime bill and other legislation on Wednesday, even though dozens of opposition legislators were not present. It was the latest in a week of turmoil in ...

The greatest electoral show on earth—India’s elections—concluded not long ago, with over 640 million people casting votes over six weeks. More Indians voted than the combined total of eligible voters ...