Narendra Modi

List of Narendra Modi articles

A G-20 logo is seen on a boat in Dal Lake ahead of the G-20 meeting in Srinagar, India.
A G-20 logo is seen on a boat in Dal Lake ahead of the G-20 meeting in Srinagar, India.

Modi Wants to Bring Tourists Back to Kashmir

India’s government wants to turn the war-torn region into a renewed tourist hot spot.

Indian Air Force Su-30 fighter planes perform during Aero India 2023 in Bengaluru, India, on Feb. 13.
Indian Air Force Su-30 fighter planes perform during Aero India 2023 in Bengaluru, India, on Feb. 13.

India’s Defense Plans Fall Victim to Putin’s War

Russian weapons dominate India’s arsenal, but Moscow can no longer deliver.

Adani crisis in India
Adani crisis in India

The Adani Crisis Is Exactly What India Needs

The scandal may rattle India’s elite just enough to jump-start long-neglected reforms.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Joe Biden greet other world leaders at the G-20 summit in Bali, Indonesia.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Joe Biden greet other world leaders at the G-20 summit in Bali, Indonesia.

It’s Time to Tie India to the West

India’s geopolitical shift is inexorable, and membership in the G-7 would help bridge north-south divides.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi embrace before their summit meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Dec. 6, 2021.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi embrace before their summit meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Dec. 6, 2021.

India’s Maddening Russia Policy Isn’t as Bad as Washington Thinks

India upholds the rules-based, Western-led international order—but in its own way.

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modi-cult-of-personality-matthieu-bourel-illustration-Online_site_1500x1000px_bis

The Cult of Modi

How India’s prime minister dismantled the world’s largest democratic experiment.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during celebrations to mark the 75th anniversary of independence at the Red Fort in New Delhi on Aug. 15.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during celebrations to mark the 75th anniversary of independence at the Red Fort in New Delhi on Aug. 15.

75 Years After Independence, a Changing ‘Idea of India’

India’s liberal founders recede from view as its current leaders craft a new, less tolerant nation.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose at the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan on June 28, 2019.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose at the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan on June 28, 2019.

Modi’s Multipolar Moment Has Arrived

India, now courted by all sides, is the clear beneficiary of Russia’s war.

U.S. President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken participate in a virtual summit with the leaders of Quadrilateral Security Dialogue countries at the White House in Washington on March 12.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken participate in a virtual summit with the leaders of Quadrilateral Security Dialogue countries at the White House in Washington on March 12.

Why China Is Paranoid About the Quad

Beijing has long lived with U.S. alliances in Asia, but a realigned India would change the game.

A soldier salutes next to an Akash missile system in India.
A soldier salutes next to an Akash missile system in India.

Can India’s Defense Industry Make It on the Export Market?

A recent sale to the Philippines is a major win, but India faces obstacles to its big ambitions.

Putin, Modi, and Xi
Putin, Modi, and Xi

Modi’s Foreign-Policy Juggling Act

He put India on the map as a great power—but strategy problems are piling up.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pose during a session at COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, on Nov. 2, 2021.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pose during a session at COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, on Nov. 2, 2021.

India Seeks to Escape an Asian Future Led by China

A flurry of trade talks herald an economic realignment toward the West.

Nuns walk near the entrance of the head office of the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata on Dec. 28.
Nuns walk near the entrance of the head office of the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata on Dec. 28.

India’s Religious Minorities Are Under Attack

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s silence on a recent spate of hate speech and violence is deafening.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the United Nations.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the United Nations.

Profiling Modi’s India

A recent book shows how threats to democracy were apparent from the prime minister’s earliest beginnings.

Indian border guards patrol the Indian-Pakistani border.
Indian border guards patrol the Indian-Pakistani border.

Border Openings Could Signal an Indian-Pakistani Thaw

Relaxing restrictions on the Punjab border could lead to a bigger shift as both sides recalibrate relations.

Soldiers of the British Indian Army’s Camel Corps stand at attention at an unknown location during World War I.
Soldiers of the British Indian Army’s Camel Corps stand at attention at an unknown location during World War I.

New India Finds an Old Role in a Changing Middle East

This time, India is not supporting another country’s empire but advancing its own interests.

Biden meets with Modi and other Quad leaders
Biden meets with Modi and other Quad leaders

AUKUS, the Quad, and India’s Strategic Pivot

As Joe Biden and Narendra Modi meet in Washington, the business of balancing China enters a serious phase.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin before their meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Oct. 5, 2018.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin before their meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Oct. 5, 2018.

Are Indo-Russian Ties the Next Casualty of Great-Power Shifts?

The fall of Kabul may have widened the rift between New Delhi and Moscow.

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indira-gandhi-hp-site

Indira Gandhi’s Lesson for Modi

A new account of India’s state of emergency in the 1970s takes on fresh relevance amid its ongoing erosion of democracy.

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