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    • Thursday, 29 September, 2022
      China’s Communist party congress
      China takes a back seat as Xi’s coronation looms

      Propaganda celebrating president’s achievements intensifies up ahead of congress and third term

    • Thursday, 28 January, 2021
      Indian politics & policy
      Indian police use facial recognition in search for farmer protesters

      Violent clashes have rattled organisers who are trying to stop the movement from splintering

    • Sunday, 16 August, 2020
      Shruti Kapila
      The annihilation of India’s political opposition is almost complete

      Narendra Modi’s ruling party has captured national politics for the foreseeable future

    • Thursday, 22 August, 2019
      Indian politics & policy
      Congress accuses Modi of vendetta after ex-finance chief arrested

      P Chidambaram detention comes following his criticism of government’s economic record

    • Wednesday, 17 July, 2019
      News in-depthIndian politics & policy
      India’s Congress party forced to confront an identity crisis

      Rahul Gandhi’s resignation raises existential questions about a defining political movement

    • Tuesday, 16 July, 2019
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      India’s Congress needs to reinvent itself to survive

      Rahul Gandhi’s departure and defections make reforms a necessity

    • Tuesday, 4 June, 2019
      Indian politics & policy
      India’s Congress party faces crisis after crushing election defeat

      Rahul Gandhi is adamant he intends to renounce his political inheritance

    • Tuesday, 7 May, 2019
      News in-depthIndian election
      Rahul Gandhi’s struggle to be taken seriously

      The political scion and Congress leader has worked to rebuild his image but doubts linger

    • Thursday, 11 April, 2019
      Indian election
      Indian Muslims go to polls fearing further marginalisation

      Criticism that Narendra Modi has subverted secularism is extending to Congress party

    • Thursday, 11 April, 2019
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      India’s 900m voters cast ballots as election gets under way

      Narendra Modi seeks second term in office with appeal to patriotic sentiments

    • Monday, 11 February, 2019
      Indian politics & policy
      Priyanka Gandhi starts campaigning in Indian election

      Granddaughter of Indira Gandhi to run Congress party’s fight against Modi in key state

    • Friday, 25 January, 2019
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      Priyanka Gandhi Vadra: a scion of India’s first family steps up

      Many consider Indira Gandhi’s granddaughter the natural heir to the Congress party’s legacy

    • Wednesday, 23 January, 2019
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      India’s Congress party turns to Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to fight election

      Sister of Congress leader Rahul appointed to first formal political role ahead of May vote

    • Wednesday, 12 December, 2018
      Henny Sender
      In rural India, the good days for Narendra Modi may be over

      The BJP promised to invest in opportunities for the young, but has not delivered

    • Tuesday, 6 November, 2018
      News in-depthIndian politics & policy
      Congress party vies for a comeback in key India polls

      State votes will show if former party of power is in shape to challenge Modi in 2019

    • Monday, 30 July, 2018
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      Modi courts India’s farmers with higher prices

      Prime minister’s pre-election gambit risks backfiring by driving up inflation

    • Sunday, 20 May, 2018
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      India’s opposition secures strategic win in high-tech heartland

      Loss by PM’s party in prosperous Karnataka shows rivals can prevail if they stay unified

    • Tuesday, 15 May, 2018
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      India’s Congress party loses majority in its last large state

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      Congress party motion to impeach India’s top judge rejected

      Vice-president Venkaiah Naidu says such a move could undermine independence of judiciary

    • Friday, 20 April, 2018
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      India’s opposition moves to impeach Supreme Court chief justice

      Congress and 6 other parties sign motion seeking to remove Dipak Misra

    • Tuesday, 19 December, 2017
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      Bruising election battles await Narendra Modi despite Gujarat win

      Party machinery remains formidable, but the BJP is vulnerable in some Indian states

    • Saturday, 16 December, 2017
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      Gandhi attacks ‘medieval’ Modi as he takes over Congress party

      Scion of political dynasty vows to ‘never back down’ on an inclusive India

    • Thursday, 30 November, 2017
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      Indian democracy cries out for a real opposition

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