On 15 August, India celebrated 78 years of independence from colonial rule. The tricolour fluttered across villages and cities as a testament to the centuries of struggle for freedom. But beneath the ...

Allen Lab Fellow Jeremy McKey reflects on India’s AI Impact Summit, exploring the theme of diffusion and the implications for ...

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has expressed optimism over the direction of India's democracy and stressed that India ...

As India, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s third term, and the United States, soon to be led by President-elect Donald Trump in his second term, look to navigate a transformative era, the ...

In December 2025, newspapers in India carried an arresting, dystopian image: scores of young people sitting obediently in rows on an airstrip in the eastern state of Odisha to take an exam. Over 8,000 ...

India is often called the world’s largest democracy. But 10 years of rule by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist party have taken India’s government in an authoritarian direction, ...

The Congress on Tuesday condemned the arrest of its youth wing president Uday Bhanu Chib and other workers of the outfit, and alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is desperate to divert attention ...

Does India's diversity safeguard her democracy? The panelists will discuss how caste, class, gender and regional politics shaped India’s "shock" 2024 election results; share outlooks for India's ...

Countries where democracy is in trouble share a common pattern, and it’s a worrying one for the United States. Credit...Photo illustration by Ricardo Tomás Supported by By Amanda Taub Amanda Taub ...

Indian authorities have detained at least 1,500 people in India-administered Kashmir and razed the homes of suspected Kashmiri militants, as fears mount over a larger conflict between India and ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The Congress on Tuesday strongly condemned the arrest of its youth wing president Uday Bhanu Chib and other workers of the outfit, with former party chief Rahul Gandhi alleging that the action was ...