In India elections are a matter of faith,and criticism is akin to blasphemy

In India elections are a matter of faith,and criticism is akin to blasphemy

Close to a billion Indians are eligible to vote in a 44-day national election beginning today. It will be the largest democratic exercise in history.

  • byZach Hope

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Pursuing a closer dialogue,Macron is feted in India on Republic Day

Pursuing a closer dialogue,Macron is feted in India on Republic Day

India’s plans to purchase 26 more French Rafale fighter aircraft and three Scorpene submarines.

  • byAshok Sharma
Modi hails era of ‘harmony’ at opening of Hindu temple built on razed mosque

Modi hails era of ‘harmony’ at opening of Hindu temple built on razed mosque

Nearly 40 years ago,a young Narendra Modi knocked on doors to raise money for a temple. Its opening is a triumph for Hindu nationalists but not for the country’s 200m Muslims.

  • byMujib Mashal andHari Kumar
‘Stars not aligning’:Quad summit in doubt for second year running

‘Stars not aligning’:Quad summit in doubt for second year running

The elevation of the Quad had been a central feature of US President Joe Biden’s push to compete with China and it has also boosted Australia’s prominence on the world stage.

  • byMatthew Knott
Around the world in 40 elections:Welcome to the year of the voter
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Around the world in 40 elections:Welcome to the year of the voter

In 2024,countries representing half the global population go to the polls – more than in any previous year. Some elections will be shams,but it is the year of democracy,

  • byGeorge Brandis
The NSW university taking Australian degrees to India
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The NSW university taking Australian degrees to India

The University of Wollongong’s new offshore campus will be ranked India’s second-highest university when it opens next week in Gujarat state.

  • byLatika Bourke
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Canada removes dozens of diplomats from India as dispute escalates

Canada removes dozens of diplomats from India as dispute escalates

India has threatened to remove the envoys’ diplomatic immunity which Canada says is not only unprecedented but contrary to international law.

  • byRob Gilles
Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy faces prosecution in India

Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy faces prosecution in India

Roy faces prosecution under laws relating to promoting enmity,over a speech she gave 13 years ago about the Kashmir region.

  • bySakshi Dayal
How should Australia respond to India’s ‘complicated,problematic’ democracy?

How should Australia respond to India’s ‘complicated,problematic’ democracy?

Labor MP Andrew Charlton,whose electorate has the nation’s biggest Indian diaspora community,says Australians should not be hung up on the superpower’s flaws.

  • byMatthew Knott
Milkman’s son,assassin’s target:Family of Sikh activist killed in Canada speaks

Milkman’s son,assassin’s target:Family of Sikh activist killed in Canada speaks

The 45-year-old’s killing has thrust his family and his village into a drama that has consumed India and Canada,and fuelled accusations of terrorism and espionage.

  • bySaurabh Yadav andEryk Bagshaw
‘Escalating trend’:Most hate speech in India linked to Modi’s party

‘Escalating trend’:Most hate speech in India linked to Modi’s party

Hindutva Watch,which monitored activities in India,also reported that about 64 per cent of the events propagated anti-Muslim conspiracy theories.

  • byEltaf Najafizada