• April 19 2024
  Indian election

  India’s six-week election opens as Modi seeks third term

  PM’s Bharatiya Janata party targets increased majority to tighten grip over politics and society

  
• April 18 2024
  ExplainerWar in Ukraine

  Tracking Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia in maps

  A visual guide to the war

  
• April 18 2024
  ReviewIndian politics & policy

  Five books to understand India today

  As elections get under way on April 19, here’s a selection of the best titles to shed light on what’s at stake in the world’s biggest democracy

  
• April 17 2024
  The Big Read

  Is India’s BJP the world’s most ruthlessly efficient political party?

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party has built one of the most formidable electoral machines in recent history

  
• April 15 2024
  Indian election

  Businesses bank on Modi election win to ease India’s bottlenecks

  World’s most populous country is emerging as key market for investors but many companies remain tangled in red tape

  
• April 9 2024
  BBC

  BBC splits India operations after coming under regulatory scrutiny

  Move follows controversy about Modi documentary, which was labelled a ‘propaganda piece’ by New Delhi

  
• April 3 2024
  Tesla Inc

  Tesla scouts sites for $3bn India car plant in boost for Modi

  Proposed investment by Elon Musk’s company comes ahead of elections

  
• April 3 2024
  Indian election

  In charts: Narendra Modi’s welfare ‘freebies’ offer an election boost

  Indian prime minister has expanded welfare programmes, many of them prominently featuring his name and picture

  
• March 29 2024
  War in Ukraine

  Ukraine urges India to rethink ‘Soviet legacy’ of Russia ties

  Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba visits New Delhi in an effort to draw it away from Moscow

  
• March 26 2024
  Global InsightIndian election

  Who gains from India’s endless election?

  Voting across India will take six weeks, stretching the already limited resources of opposition parties

  
• March 25 2024
  FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen

  India’s quid pro quo trade strategy

  If companies or countries want freer access to India’s market, they must offer concessions

  
• March 21 2024
  Indian election

  Senior Indian opposition politician arrested ahead of general election

  Enforcement Directorate detains Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal as part of money laundering probe

  
• March 20 2024
  Electric vehicles

  MG’s Chinese owner and Indian steelmaker JSW team up to build EVs

  Joint-venture partners plan to invest $5bn by 2030 and cut costs through increased local sourcing

  
• March 20 2024
  Inside BusinessIndian business & finance

  What India’s ‘quid pro quo’ strategy for trade talks

  If companies or countries want freer access to the market, they must offer concessions

  
• March 18 2024
  The Big Read

  India’s divisive temple ‘reclamation’ movement

  Hindu litigants are mounting court challenges to allow them to worship at mosques in moves Muslims see as intruding on their rights

  
• March 16 2024
  Indian election

  India fires starting gun for election campaigning in world’s largest democracy

  Narendra Modi’s BJP is hoping to win 370 seats when staggered voting begins on April 19

  
• March 15 2024
  Indian election

  India’s ‘Lottery King’ emerges as crucial political donor

  Santiago Martin’s company bought $165mn in electoral bonds between 2019 and 2024

  
• March 11 2024
  Indian politics & policy

  India implements ‘discriminatory’ citizenship law

  Legislation widely seen as anti-Muslim put into practice by Narendra Modi’s ruling party ahead of expected general election

  
• March 10 2024
  Global trade

  India strikes free trade deal with countries including Switzerland

  Pact promises $100bn investment in boost to Narendra Modi’s economic agenda ahead of elections

  
• March 10 2024
  Hedge funds

  Hedge funds threaten to pull India investments due to regulatory crackdown

  Rules introduced in response to Adani short seller report would force funds to disclose ‘granular details’ of end investors

  
• March 8 2024
  Indian election

  India’s Rahul Gandhi bets on 6,700km trek to stop Modi’s election juggernaut

  Congress scion is traversing the subcontinent to court voters left behind by prime minister’s Hindu nationalism

  
• March 5 2024
  War in Ukraine

  India seeks return of citizens from Russian front line in Ukraine

  Relatives say jobseekers were lured into the army on false pretences with promises of work and residency

  
• February 29 2024
  News in-depthIndian politics & policy

  India halts farmers’ march with smoke bombs and drones

  Narendra Modi’s government cracks down on protesters challenging agricultural policy ahead of election

  
• February 29 2024
  FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen

  McKinsey’s China problem

  US lawmakers are unhappy with McKinsey for leading a think-tank that advised China on tech

  
• February 27 2024
  News in-depthAdani Enterprises Ltd

  Adani answers Modi’s call to arms

  Conglomerate among Indian groups increasing defence capabilities in world’s biggest arms-importing nation