• January 9 2024
  In charts: how India has changed under Narendra Modi

  The prime minister’s election campaign will focus on his economic record but what do the figures show?

  
• January 3 2024
  The Big Read

  Can democracy survive 2024?

  ​A historic number of elections will take place this year, but autocracy is spreading and young people are rejecting the status quo

  
• December 21 2023
  The Big Read

  Narendra Modi: ‘Our nation is on the cusp of a take-off’

  FT interview: The Indian prime minister discusses the growing relationship with the US and responds to claims he represents a threat to democracy

  
• December 20 2023
  Interview

  Narendra Modi responds to assassination claims

  Indian prime minister would ‘look into’ any evidence but insists ties with US are ‘strengthening’

  
• December 12 2023
  Agricultural commodities

  India tightens control of agricultural commodities ahead of election

  Curbs on export or use of products such as sugar, onions and wheat aimed at holding down domestic prices

  
• December 8 2023
  News in-depth

  Indian parliament expels firebrand female critic of Modi and Adani

  Ejection of opposition MP Mahua Moitra follows ethics probe into what she called trumped-up allegations

  
• December 4 2023
  Ruchir Sharma

  Why Modi is cruising to a third term

  State elections show that the Indian prime minister keeps benefiting from the failings of the opposition

  
• December 4 2023
  FT News Briefing podcast11 min listen

  Wealthy Argentines flock to Uruguay

  Just an hour’s boat ride away sits a haven from economic instability — with increasingly attractive tax breaks for foreigners

  
• December 3 2023
  Modi’s BJP triumphs in India state elections

  Opposition Congress party suffers setback in northern Hindi-speaking heartland

  
• November 29 2023
  US foreign policy

  US accuses Indian official in foiled plot to kill Sikh separatist in NYC

  Allegations contained in indictment brought by justice department against Indian national in murder-for-hire case

  
• November 29 2023
  India to investigate US allegations of foiled Sikh assassination plot

  Committee formed after Washington had expressed concerns over plot

  
• November 26 2023
  Indian business & finance

  India plans to triple underground coal mining to meet energy demand

  Ministry official argues production is more ‘eco-friendly’ even as pressure rises to phase down polluting fossil fuel

  
• November 25 2023
  News in-depthIndian election

  India’s ruling party leans on Modi’s popularity in state elections

  Opposition Congress hopes to make its case as credible challenger ahead of national polls next year

  
• November 23 2023
  Alleged plot to assassinate Sikh separatist complicates US-India ties

  Concerns of New Delhi involvement in attempted killing on US soil come as Washington has been seeking closer relations

  
• November 22 2023
  US foreign policy

  US thwarted plot to kill Sikh separatist on American soil

  Joe Biden raised concerns of New Delhi involvement with India’s Narendra Modi in September

  
• November 17 2023
  Delhi turns to artificial rain to ease air pollution crisis

  Indian scientists hope cloud-seeding scheme will help clean the skies over world’s most polluted city

  
• November 11 2023
  The Weekend Essay

  More than a game: Modi and India’s cricket supremacy

  As the World Cup enters its concluding stages, historian Ramachandra Guha explores how the prime minister is shaping a sport in his image

  
• November 8 2023
  Sri Lanka

  US lends $553mn to majority Adani-owned port in Sri Lanka

  Washington and New Delhi compete with Beijing for influence in region

  
• November 2 2023
  Eswar Prasad

  India must avoid squandering its economic potential

  The nation’s strengths are many but endemic corruption and weak job growth threaten

  
• October 31 2023
  Indian opposition MPs accuse government of trying to hack their iPhones

  Ruling BJP rejects claims of involvement following Apple notifications of possible ‘state-sponsored’ attacks

  
• October 29 2023
  Nitasha Kaul

  Electoral bonds are a threat to Indian democracy

  This mechanism is being used to channel funds to political parties — but we don’t know who the donors are

  
• October 26 2023
  Qatar

  Qatar sentences 8 Indians to death on charges of spying for Israel

  New Delhi expresses ‘shock’ over fate of ex-naval officers at a time when Gulf state is mediating in Israel-Hamas war

  
• October 23 2023
  The Big Read

  The return of the rice crisis

  Export restrictions and extreme weather are threatening the global supply of a staple commodity relied on by millions

  
• October 20 2023
  Canada

  Canada withdraws dozens of diplomats from India in Sikh murder dispute

  Ottawa’s move comes as rift over killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar deepens

  
• October 18 2023
  Adani Group

  Indian opposition calls for Adani Group probe over coal price allegations

  Customs records appear to show conglomerate used offshore intermediaries to inflate import prices

  

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