Modi seeks to soothe India's Muslims as deadly protests swell over law excluding them
Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought Sunday to reassure India's Muslims as a wave of deadly protests against a new citizenship law put his Hindu nationalist government under pressure like never before. At least 25 people have died in almost two weeks of demonstrations and violence ...
Habib-ur-Rehman was locked up for four years after failing to prove he's Indian, and now worries he may be expelled. It's a fear shared by other Muslims under Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In recent days, these worries have morphed into angry protests sparked ...
As Modi advances nationalist agenda, India finds rare criticism in U.S.
For the past two decades India has been enthusiastically feted in Washington, with politicians across the spectrum eager to nurture an alliance between the world's two largest democracies. But as Prime Minister Narendra Modi pushes forward his Hindu nationalist agenda, India has suddenly found itself ...
Modi's nationalistic right-hand man may one day lead India
Fresh off a resounding re-election victory, Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined other lawmakers in India's colonial-era Parliament building to applaud the man to his right. There stood Amit Shah, Modi's point man for more than three decades, who then proceeded to make one of the ...
Indian minister says 'no illegal immigrants' will be allowed to stay in Assam
During a visit to northeastern Assam state on Sunday, Indian Home Affairs Minister Amit Shah said his government "will not allow a single illegal immigarant to stay." There, a recent contentious citizenship register sparked uproar from the almost 2 million people who were excluded. The register, ...
