At 75, India’s democracy is under pressure like never before Since its independence in 1947, India has transformed from a poverty-stricken nation into one of the world's fastest-growing economies ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks with the media in New Delhi on Jan. 31. (Adnan Abidi/Reuters) Not long ago, a 12th-grade political science textbook in India informed students about the ...

There are several ways to begin a conversation on India’s democracy. The historian Ramachandra Guha calls it “unlikely” — he concludes his 900-page monograph on the history of modern India ...

Debasish Roy Chowdhury is a Hong Kong-based Indian journalist and a co-author of “To Kill a Democracy: India’s Passage to Despotism.” Prime Minister Narendra Modi stood last month atop India ...

"India's founding fathers wrote equal rights into our constitution, but it feels like this government is moving away from that," he says. "I'm worried our democracy is in danger." ...

India, the most populous democracy on the planet, is about to hold elections that will seat a new parliament and prime minister. It will be the largest democratic event in history. The numbers are ...

India marks a new low for a democracy December 19, 2019 Kashmiri youths hold placards during a protest against an Internet, SMS and prepaid mobile services blockade in Srinagar on Thursday.

Voting has begun in India's national election, the world's biggest exercise in democracy, but there's concern that democratic values are being eroded. Latest U.S.

NEW DELHI: During the Joe Biden administration, the United States committed over $20 million to promote democratic ...

What the death of a jailed priest says about India's democracy Indian police accused Stan Swamy of terrorism. His supporters say he was framed and evidence planted on his computer.

Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi, center in a blue mask, and other lawmakers participate in a protest in New Delhi, India, Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) NEW DELHI (AP) — The Aug. 5 ...