Indian Politics
Indian politics is the world’s largest democratic experiment, noisy, complicated and constantly changing. This section follows the elections, political parties, leaders, laws, movements and decisions that have shaped modern India. It also looks at the arguments behind them: what happened, why it mattered, who supported it, who opposed it and how those choices continue to affect public life.
Act East Policy: Why Northeast India Became India’s Gateway to Southeast Asia
Discover how the Act East Policy India is transforming the beautiful Northeast from a forgotten borderland into a bustling bridge...
Treaty of Yandabo 1826: The Signature That Ended Ahom Sovereignty
The Ahom Kingdom had survived six hundred years and defeated the Mughal Empire seventeen times. But it could not survive...
Chutiya Kingdom: The Fall of Sadiya and the End of a Dynasty
In 1524 CE, the ancient Chutiya Kingdom fell to the expanding Ahom forces after centuries of proud independence in the...
Syama Prasad Mookerjee Death: The 1953 Detention Mystery
Investigating the Syama Prasad Mookerjee death mystery. Did the founder of the Jana Sangh die of a heart attack in...
Article 370: What Changed in Kashmir After Special Status Was Revoked
On August 5, 2019, India made history by revoking Article 370, stripping Jammu and Kashmir of its special status. Discover...
Demonetization 2016: The Bold Strike That Hit Cash—and the Poor
On the night of November 8, 2016, India came to a standstill as 86% of its currency was declared invalid...
Narendra Modi in 2014: How the World’s Largest Election Changed Government
From a tea seller at a railway station to the Prime Minister who secured India's first single-party majority in 30...
Babri Masjid Demolition 1992: The Day a Dispute Became a National Rupture
On December 6, 1992, a 16th-century structure crumbled in Ayodhya, shaking the foundations of Indian politics. Uncover the timeline, the...
Economic Liberalization 1991: How a Payments Crisis Remade India
In 1991, India was just weeks away from economic collapse. In a secret mission, gold was airlifted to London to...
Operation Blue Star: Ten Days That Left a Wound in Punjab
In the blistering heat of June 1984, the holiest shrine of Sikhism turned into a war zone. Tanks rolled onto...
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