By C. Raja Mohan Pic Credit: WikiMediaCommons The five imperatives outlined below are by no means the only challenges that will confront the new government, but they are among the main geopolitical imperatives. While its newfound self-assurance is welcome, Delhi should avoid the evident dangers of overreach. Overestimating India’s strength and underestimating the challenges at…
By Joshua Bowes, Research Associate SAFN Despite India’s national elections revealing an unexpected drop in support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the 2024 voting period saw no change in the BJP’s anti-minority stance. Modi and the all-powerful BJP regularly portray the country’s more than 200 million Muslims as a scapegoat for the social and political…
By N.G Ishini Shashipraba The general elections in India 2024 , which occurred over seven phases from April 19th to June 1st, announced the results through the Election Commission of India on June 4th, 2024. India , world’s largest democracy where the Election Commission has estimated the number of eligible voters as 968 million in 2024 election. This election…
By Asanga Abeyagoonasekera – Executive Director SAFN “When a significant civilisational state is astray, it impacts its neighbourhood and stability, threatening regional security.” “West’s neglect of India’s smaller neighbours served to boost India’s ambitions in the region” “With India’s undemocratic practices, will Modi deliver the strategic partnership Washington seeks?” Is India a Democracy? One of the…
By – N.G Ishini Shashipraba Pic:WikiMediaCommons “This vision has been a subject of intense debate and controversy, with critics arguing that it goes against the Country’s secular and pluralistic traditions and undermines the rights and freedoms of minority communities“ Hindutva is a political ideology that stresses the role of the supremacy of Hindu culture and…
