India politics

Congress is still beholden to the Gandhis.Photographer: Sam Panthaky/AFP/Getty Images
Bloomberg Special

Modi has little to fear from new Congress leader

The real issue is that voters no longer want to buy what the main opposition party is selling: a return to muddled moderation

Mallikarjun Kharge, newly elected president of the Congress party, India's main opposition party, raises his hand with party colleague Shashi Tharoor at Kharge’s residence in New Delhi, India, October 19, 2022. REUTERS/Altaf Hussain
South Asia

In first speech after win, Kharge all praises for Sonia, vows to work with Rahul

Police frisk supporters of India's main opposition Congress party as they arrive to attend a rally addressed by the party's leader Rahul Gandhi during his ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra (Unite India March) in Ballari in the state of Karnataka, India, October 15, 2022. REUTERS/Manoj Kumar
South Asia

India's main opposition stages rally to mark 1,000 km of its protest march

A supporter waves a flag of India's main opposition Congress party at a massive rally organised by the party against inflation, at Ramlila Ground, in New Delhi, India, September 4, 2022. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
South Asia

India's Congress party likely to get first non-Gandhi chief in 25 years

Monsoon session: Rajya Sabha saw protests by opposition.
South Asia

19 Rajya Sabha MPs of India suspended amid opposition protests over price hike

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File photo: Hindustan Times
Analysis

India’s pandemic disaster has finally slowed Modi’s unstoppable rise

A boy's face is seen through the Indian national flag during Independence day celebrations in Mumbai, India, August 15, 2018/ Reuters
Politics

In election season, the raids are back—against Opposition leaders in India

Top Indian leaders criss-cross nation in battle for states
Politics

Top Indian leaders criss-cross nation in battle for states

Polling officials checking the Electronic Voting Machine (EVMs) and other necessary inputs required for the Delhi Assembly Election, at a distribution centre, at Kamla Nehru College, in New Delhi on Friday/ HT-ANI PHOTO
Politics

AAP seeks to retain power against BJP challenge as Delhi votes today

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi waits to receive Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro during a ceremonial reception at the forecourt of India's Rashtrapati Bhavan Presidential Palace in New Delhi, India, January 25, 2020/ Reuters
Politics

India's divisive protests could help Modi's party in election test

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, daughter of India's ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi, adjusts her flower garlands as she campaigns for her mother during an election meeting at Rae Bareli in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh April 22, 2014/ Reuters
Politics

One year of Priyanka Gandhi: What has changed in Congress