On a brisk January morning in the northern Indian town of Ayodhya, Narendra Modi dressed in a traditional kurta almost as white as his signature beard for a moment he had yearned for nearly his entire ...

Workers put up cutouts of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi alongside those of the Hindu deity Lord Ram to mark the opening of a grand temple for Lord Ram in Ayodhya, India, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024.

THE Themes used by the speaker were the usual Hindu-nationalist fare. The opposition Congress Party was planning to take away Indians’ wealth, including women’s mangalsutras (Hindu bridal ornaments), ...

Narendra Modi has raised India’s stature on the global stage like no other recent leader of the world’s most populous country. Modi’s victory will give the 73-year-old leader and his Hindu-nationalist ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Bharatiya Janata Party members at a BJP election rally in Bhaswara, India, April 21, 2024. Credit: X/Narendra Modi Subscribe for ads-free reading Prime Minister ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed a rare third consecutive term in power Tuesday, with his BJP party securing a slimmer-then-expected majority propped up by his coalition partners, capping ...

The Indian leader used his singular persona to lift his party to new heights. Then the opposition found a way to use his cult of personality against him. By Mujib Mashal Suhasini Raj and Hari Kumar ...

Forced into a coalition government, the prime minister faces the challenge of governing differently than he has so far in two decades in elected office. By Mujib Mashal and Hari Kumar Reporting from ...

On a winter afternoon in January 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stood before a podium, gazing out at a handpicked audience of the Indian elite: billionaires, Bollywood actors, cricket stars, ...