The BJP's poorer-than-expected performance gives its potential coalition partners more leeway as Modi awaits an invitation from India's president to form a new government

Is the world's most populous country booming or broken?

The scion of a famous dynasty leads an opposition alliance into the 2024 elections. Today, he is both dismissed and feared by rivals. As Indians prepare to vote, he has honed his appeal.

The recently implemented CAA law grants Indian citizenship to certain non-Muslims. Critics decry it as yet another step towards fascism in the world's largest democracy.

India's opposition simply cannot compete with the BJP's money, power, mass mobilisation tools and media control, making a Modi victory come April a near-guarantee

A viral video of a Muslim boy being repeatedly struck by Hindu classmates on the orders of his teachers caused outrage. But that may suit ruling politicians chasing the votes of a dominant majority.