Narendra Modi closed in on a landslide victory in India’s election Friday as results showed him riding a wave of support for promises of jobs and development that has drowned out his past as a religious right-winger. [caption id="attachment_37225" align="alignright" width="384"]...

Protesters and police clashed but streets were otherwise largely deserted on Wednesday in the final day of voting in Indian Kashmir for the national election, as boycott calls and fears of violence kept many voters away. [caption id="attachment_37062" align="alignright" width="307"] Kashmir[/caption]...

A day after Bharatiya Janata Party’s presidential candidate Narendra Modi landed himself in trouble with the Election Commission of India for poll code violation, the Congress president Sonia Gandhi lashed out at him, saying the BJP leader had already assumed himself to be the next prime minister. [caption id="attachment_36989" ...

After four decades in the same Mumbai slum, Vimal Gaikwad is well used to politicians’ tall promises at election time, when the city’s millions of shanty dwellers become sought-after voters. [caption id="attachment_36838" align="alignright" width="384"] Mumbai Slum-Dwellers[/caption] “The ...

[caption id="attachment_36747" align="alignright" width="384"] Narendra Modi[/caption] The Indian election may well be remembered for all the candidates talk of ‘toffees’ – even as there is nothing sweet about their discourse. On Monday, Congress leader dubbed the Gujarat model ...

In the last phase of the election campaign in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (UP), all parties are seeking polarisation and the speeches of Congress’s Imran Masood, Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Amit Shah and various religious leaders – entering the fray – have spiced up the ...

What kind of relationship would India have with Pakistan if Narendra Modi assumes office come May? Would he be a threat to its western neighbour? Will his presence at the helm revive fresh fears in the region? [caption id="attachment_36548" align="alignright" width="384"]...

Election frontrunner Narendra Modi has acknowledged for the first time that he is married, solving one of the biggest mysteries about the private life of the man tipped to be India's next prime minister. [caption id="attachment_36534" align="alignright" width="360"] ...

India will get tougher on territorial disputes with China and in its old rivalry with Pakistan if opposition leader Narendra Modi becomes the prime minister in May after a general election, two of his aides said. [caption id="attachment_36440" align="alignright" width="378"]...