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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

Indian election
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

Person in the News
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

Indian politics & policy
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

News in-depthCommodities
Modi courts India’s farmers with higher prices
Prime minister’s pre-election gambit risks backfiring by driving up inflation
Sunday, 20 May, 2018

World
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

World
India’s Congress party loses majority in its last large state
Karnataka poll bolsters PM Modi’s BJP ahead of national elections
Monday, 14 May, 2018

World
Indian MP Shashi Tharoor charged over wife’s death in 2014
Leading opposition politician accused of cruelty and abetment to suicide
Monday, 14 May, 2018

News in-depthIndian society
Caste-based politics returns to India as Dalits seek equality
Discrimination abounds despite Modi election pledge to create equal opportunities
Monday, 23 April, 2018

World
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

World
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

News in-depthGlobal Insight
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

World
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

The FT ViewIndian economy
Indian democracy cries out for a real opposition
The Congress party risks becoming a hereditary anachronism