The US president claimed Modi had assured him of deal, but Indian officials insist no such conversation took place India has cast doubt on claims by Donald Trump that its prime minister, Narendra Modi, had agreed to stop buying Russian oil. On Wednesday, Trump claimed that Modi had assured him “today” that India would put … Read more
Keir Starmer is considering Aadhaar as model for UK, but detractors warn of ‘digital coercion’ and security breaches It is often difficult for people in India to remember life before Aadhaar. The digital biometric ID, allegedly available for every Indian citizen, was only introduced 15 years ago but its presence in daily life is ubiquitous. … Read more
Victims include eight children at election campaign gathering in Tamil Nadu led by popular actor and politician At least 36 people have been killed and more than 50 injured in a crush at a rally for a popular actor and politician in India. The health minister in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Ma … Read more
Sonam Wangchuk, who has been agitating against the government, was on his way to speak at a press briefing A renowned environmentalist at the forefront of a protest movement in the Indian region of Ladakh has been arrested amid a wider crackdown on dissent under the prime minister, Narendra Modi. Sonam Wangchuk, an activist, engineer … Read more
Held since 2020, India’s most prominent political prisoner has become a symbol of repression under the Modi regime “There is indeed something about captivity that makes one feel like a state of somewhere between life and death,” wrote Umar Khalid in June in a letter penned as his fifth year languishing behind bars approached. Few … Read more