Narendra Modi

“The BJP, instead of trying to craft a secular face and hoping to regain the 8 per cent of the minority vote it lost in 2004, needs to consolidate its Hindu equity by 2014. Inclusive secularism is redundant. Obama won by polarising America. Narendra Modi is sure to polarise the Indian popular vote. Those who [...]

On Christmas Day 2014, Delhi-based novelist Chandrahas Choudhury wrote in Bloomberg of a chilling vision of the future: an India that is 100 per cent Hindu. He insists that this is the long-term strategy of the RSS, the national volunteer Hindu organisation from which Prime Minister Narendra Modi had sprung. Careful to also condemn the [...]

An excellent interaction between an American 'white' Hindu responding to accusations of Hindu fundamentalism in a very interesting debate. [...]

When renowned and respected atheist writer and philosopher Bertrand Russell recognised Bolshevism as being a religion, even he could not have foreseen the accuracy of his observations, and indeed the book which he subsequently wrote after visiting the emergent USSR. The unholy axis which worked to have Narendra Modi banned from America in 2002 involved [...]

NEW DELHI: One of PM Narendra Modi’s first global imprints could come soon with the fructification of his proposal – which he announced in his UNGA speech — for an International Day of Yoga. As many as 50 countries – US, Canada and China most recently — have signed up for co-sponsorship of a draft [...]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Siachen on Thursday to spend some time with soldiers on Diwali and convey the message there that every Indian stands shoulder-to-shoulder with them.He went to Siachen before travelling to Srinagar to spend time with the flood-affected people on the festival of lights. “Friends, I am leaving for Siachen Glacier. It’s [...]

NEW DELHI: Stressing on the importance of enhancing internet connectivity in India, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday said, “Connectivity can’t be restricted to just the rich and powerful. Cost of internet access has to be made affordable.” According to Zuckerberg, Facebook is working extensively to enhance connectivity in rural India. “India is an amazing [...]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States brought about many glowing statements from the American government, both about Modi and about India. These included productive meetings with President Barack Obama, Vice-President Joe Biden, and Secretary of State John Kerry, who were quite elated with Modi’s visit. The camaraderie extended to Bill and Hillary [...]

Chat show host and comedian John Olivers take on Narendra Modi’s visit to New York, the Prime Minster of India visiting New York and doing some classic New York things.Also, some weird, inexplicable things. [...]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed Global Citizen Festival in Central Park in New York on Saturday. Here is his full address. [...]