The BJP’s historic majority under Narendra Modi reshaped Indian politics, bringing Hindutva ideology into the mainstream, ...

India's identity as a democracy is challenged by systematic human rights violations against minorities. A USCIRF report calls ...

When elections are driven by money, media optics, and engineered defections, the average citizen’s vote risks becoming ...

Maria Corina Machado, winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, who has waged a more-than-two-decade-long campaign for the restoration of democracy in Venezuela, has hailed India as a "great democracy" ...

Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Friday alleged that democracy was eroding in the country under the BJP rule, which he termed “very dangerous”. Speaking to reporters, the former Rajasthan chief ...

India, the world’s largest democracy, faces a growing governance challenge : leadership without demonstrated competence.

As India, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s third term, and the United States, soon to be led by President-elect Donald Trump in his second term, look to navigate a transformative era, the ...

In December 2025, newspapers in India carried an arresting, dystopian image: scores of young people sitting obediently in rows on an airstrip in the eastern state of Odisha to take an exam. Over 8,000 ...

This remarkable feat marks nearly 25 years of uninterrupted leadership at the highest levels of Indian governance, reflecting ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...