India’s Parliament opened debate Thursday on a landmark bill to reserve one-third of legislative seats for women, which could ...

Elections in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, and Assam are important markers that will forecast the state of national and ...

A bill to reserve a third of seats for women lawmakers failed to pass in the lower house of India's Parliament on Friday, ...

A fierce political debate is unfolding over electoral boundaries in India. Should the country's rising population change how parliamentary seats are distributed? Southern Indian states, where the ...

India may soon see a bigger Parliament and more women lawmakers. But how will it actually work? This explainer unpacks the ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi installs the Sengol at the new parliament building in New Delhi, May 28, 2023. Credit: Prime Minister Office of India On May 28, 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi ...

The dominant figure in Indian politics for nearly two decades, she was elected prime minister four times before being assassinated by her bodyguards. Indira Gandhi in 1963. She served as India’s ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi performing Bhoomi Pujan (ground-breaking ceremony) of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, India, Aug. 5, 2020. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Press Information Bureau-Prime Minister’s ...