The danger is that Mr Modi’s appetite for reforms may go soft, if they can no longer be sold to his nationalist supporters as a necessary sacrifice to strengthen India in an unfriendly world. The recent reforms are not enough.

NEW DELHI — When Mohan Bhagwat, a longtime prominent Hindu nationalist leader, recently spoke about retiring at 75, he may have had someone else on his mind. Indian political observers have noted that the words were actually meant for Prime Minister ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party has a cash stockpile of nearly $1.3 billion while its main rival has just 6.6% of that amount, giving India’s ruling party a strong advantage ahead of key state elections.

SIXTEEN MONTHS ago Narendra Modi looked chastened. Having just lost his majority in a national election, the chest-thumping Indian leader was forced to lean on regional parties. His coalition showed little appetite for difficult reform. Some commentators ...

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin, China grabbed the world’s attention this weekend. Much of the commentary was centered on the presence of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who visited China for the first time in seven years.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Relations between India’s prime minister (left) and US president have reportedly taken a turn for the worse - Getty Images/Anadolu Narendra Modi, the Indian prime minister, has ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has forged a new counterterrorism doctrine during his decade in power: Any terrorist attack emanating from Pakistan will face a scorching Indian-military response. The policy carries inherent risk, both internationally ...

Narendra Modi during a news conference at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 13, 2025. Narendra Modi during a news conference at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 13, 2025.Stefani Reynolds—Bloomberg via Getty Images Contributor Few ...

Modi's 'Shining India' tarnished by Epstein scandal, questions raised over India's diplomatic reputation. Indian Prime Minister's name linked to Jeffrey Epstein, the main character of human trafficking and sex crimes,

As newly released US Justice Department records renew scrutiny of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, references to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, industrialist Anil Ambani, and acclaimed filmmaker Mira Nair have surfaced in separate parts of the disclosure,