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A demonstrator stands atop a barricade during a protest seeking the resignation of Indian Election Commission chief Gyanesh Kumar in New Delhi on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 20, 2026
Declared dead: Indian voters fight to get back on electoral rolls
The name deletions have triggered a political storm, with opposition parties and youth groups staging near-daily protests in New Delhi and elsewhere.
Progressive Democratic Students' Federation activists protest in Kolkata on Sunday in solidarity with the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party, demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over alleged voter roll irregularities.
EDITORIALS
Oct 16, 2026
‘Cockroach’ insult is now a badge of honor — and a threat to India’s government
The CJP is articulating the concerns of most young Indians on issues that include education, job prospects, voting rights and violence against women.
Security personnel stand guard on a road by a portrait of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a protest by Congress party supporters demanding the resignation of India's Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, in New Delhi on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 12, 2026
Crackdown exposes limits of Modi’s playbook for maintaining power
The Indian leader faces the challenge of how to deal with mounting dissent, which analysts say is unlike anything he has faced so far.
Security personnel detain Cockroach Janata Party leader and member of Parliament John Brittas (center) during a protest demanding the resignation of Indian Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged voter roll irregularities, near Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 11, 2026
India releases ‘cockroach’ leaders as movement calls for more protests
Sweeping security restrictions have underscored tensions facing Narendra Modi’s government as it confronts a sustained wave of youth-led dissent.
Cockroach Janta Party supporters walk through plumes of tear gas during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in New Delhi on July 25. Pradhan has since stepped down.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 18, 2026
The triumph of India’s cockroaches
The “cockroach movement” proves that even after years of centralization and institutional erosion, India’s power remains with the people.
Students supporting the Cockroach Janata Party wave an Indian national flag during a celebration after the government accepted their key demands, including the resignation of the country’s education minister, in Mumbai, India, on July 26.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 13, 2026
India student protests disrupt parliament and put Modi on defensive
The protests are becoming one of the biggest political challenges for Narendra Modi, adding to pressure since his party lost its outright majority in the 2024 election.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves as he boards his plane at Melbourne Airport on July 10.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 6, 2026
India PM Modi turns to Instagram to woo voters after Gen Z protest
The pivot to youth-focused social media follows protests last month that led to the resignation of the education minister after tens of thousands ?took to the streets.
Demonstrators carry the Indian national flag shouting slogans during a protest march in Patna on July 22.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 4, 2026
Modi’s party loses key India by-election in wake of protests
Prashant Kishor, in his first election as founder of the Jan Suraaj Party, defeated BJP candidate Neeraj Kumar, winning the Bankipur assembly seat by over 19,000 votes.
Supporters of India's Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) celebrate after India's Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned following days of protests, in New Delhi on July 25.
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Aug 3, 2026
Leaked exams and dashed dreams: Why India’s ‘Cockroach’ youth turned on Modi
The complaints youths have against Narendra Modi’s government include widening economic inequality, high youth unemployment and an erosion of free speech rights.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has strengthened its grip on power by manipulating the electoral process itself.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 3, 2026
Modi is rigging Indian democracy
The result of voter purging is an electoral system increasingly designed to favor India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.
A crowd of people gather at a Cockroach Janta Party protest at the New Delhi airport on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 8, 2026
India’s ‘cockroach’ party protests against education minister
Hundreds joined in amid growing frustration among young Indians over a lack of jobs and recurring controversies in the education system.
India’s PM Narendra Modi waves to supporters at BJP headquarters in New Delhi on May 4, the same day he declared victory in West Bengal, a state his party had never ruled.
COMMENTARY
May 13, 2026
Modi’s India is looking like a one-party state
Such a blatant abrogation of individual voting rights is a first in the Indian republic’s 76-year history.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters, in New Delhi, on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 5, 2026
India’s Modi celebrates ‘record’ win in opposition-held West Bengal
The results should put the Indian prime minister on a stronger footing ahead of a general election in 2029.
A family walks past the Akshardham temple, shrouded in heavy smog and air pollution, in New Delhi on Dec. 19.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 2, 2026
Delhi’s worst air in years fuels anger in test for Modi’s party
In November and December, when pollution in New Delhi typically peaks, the air quality index was above 300 on 88% of days, the highest percentage since at least 2017.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (center)  arrives at the airport in Imphal, in the northeastern state of Manipur, on Saturday. He made his first visit to troubled state since more than 250 people were killed in ethnic clashes there two years ago.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 17, 2025
Modi fends off succession talk in India despite numerous setbacks
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrates his 75th birthday, his party’s unofficial retirement age, his grip on India appears more secure than ever.
Indian National Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi addresses the media in front of a screen showing India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (center) and Home Minister Amit Shah at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Aug. 7, ahead of the upcoming assembly elections in the Indian state of Bihar.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 26, 2025
India’s election commission faces claim of vote-rigging ahead of state poll
Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi said his party lost dozens of seats in the 2024 parliamentary elections as voter rolls were manipulated to favor the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi flashes a victory sign as he arrives at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters to celebrate the party's win in the Delhi legislative assembly election in New Delhi on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 11, 2025
Anti-Muslim hate speech surged in India’s election year, led by Modi
At rallies Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to Muslims as “infiltrators” and claimed the main opposition party would redistribute the nation’s wealth to them if it won.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (center) is being greeted by party members after he arrives at the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters to celebrate the party's win in the Delhi legislative assembly election in New Delhi on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 9, 2025
Indian PM’s party celebrates landslide win in New Delhi
Modi’s BJP secured a landslide victory in Delhi, unseating Arvind Kejriwal and reclaiming power from AAP in the capital after 25 years.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) and Amit Shah, minister of home affairs
WORLD / Politics
Oct 30, 2024
Top India minister authorized crimes in Canada, senior official says
India has rejected Canada’s allegations as “preposterous.”
A street in Zakir Nagar, a Muslim neighborhood in New Delhi, last month.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Oct 19, 2024
In Modi’s Delhi, Indian Muslims segregate to seek security
There is no official data on segregation in India, but it appears to be increasing among Muslims in recent years due to rising Islamophobia.

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