Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speech sounded more like a snake oil salesman than a statesman: Narendra Modi’s tenth consecutive Independence Day speech as Indian prime minister, delivered from the Red Fort in Delhi on August 15, was long (90 minutes) and characteristically loaded with bombast. It was not the inclusive message of a statesman seeking …
India: Rahul Gandhi’s defamation trial highlights drift away from democracy under Narendra Modi: Rahul Gandhi, India’s most prominent opposition leader and the principal adversary of the country’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, was recently disqualified as a member of parliament. This came after Gandhi was found guilty of defamation for comment he made about Modi’s surname …
Why the Uttar Pradesh election result is important for Narendra Modi’s plans: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unexpectedly won a major state election. Sipa US/Alamy India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has unexpectedly retained power in the politically crucial state election in Uttar Pradesh. Its win, with a reduced majority, has surprised those who …
South Africa in the news: BRICS has adopted a counter-terrorism action plan: PM Narendra Modi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the BRICS has made many achievements in the last one and a half decades and that it is an influential voice for emerging economies of the world today …: “South Africa” – BingNews The Latest: …
South Africa in the news: PM Narendra Modi to chair 13th BRICS Summit on Thursday: As part of India’s ongoing Chairship of BRICS in 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the 13th BRICS Summit on 9th of this month in virtual format. The meeting will be attended by the …: “South Africa” – BingNews …
COVID in India: a tragedy with its roots in Narendra Modi’s leadership style: EPA-EFE/Divyakant Solanki India has set an unenviable new world record. More than 348,421 new infections were recorded on May 12, and another 4,205 deaths. The death toll now stands at more than 254,000 people. It is widely thought that these numbers may …
India: why secrecy over Narendra Modi’s coronavirus relief fund damages democracy: Since India overtook Brazil in September to become the country with the second largest number of coronavirus cases in the world (after the US), the response of the government of Narendra Modi has come under even tighter scrutiny. In late March, Prime Minister Modi …
India Tomorrow part 7: what Narendra Modi’s landslide victory means for India: After the world’s largest ever democratic exercise, Narendra Modi has been re-elected as prime minister of India for another five year term. His Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured an even bigger majority than in 2014. In this, the final part of our India …
India election: how Narendra Modi won with an even bigger majority: The stunning majority for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2019 Indian election is a massive political achievement for its leadership: the prime minister, Narendra Modi, and the party’s president, Amit Shah. Early results from the world’s biggest democratic exercise show the BJP …
South Africa in the news: Indian PM Narendra Modi labels Pakistan ‘mothership of terror’ at Brics summit: The gathering of five (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) of the world’s big movers and shakers of the global political economy promises to reshape the structure of worldwide relations. Russian Federation and Brazil have fallen into …
South Africa in the news: South Africa a place where ‘Mohandas’ became ‘Mahatma’: Narendra Modi: Addressing the Indian diaspora, Modi said generations of Indians fought, suffered and sacrificed so that SA could breathe freely. Washington: In the wake of the deadly shooting in Dallas that claimed lives of five policemen, US President Barack Obama would …