India’s Covid crisis has tarnished Modi’s aura of political invulnerability. (Published 2021) - The New York Times

India’s Covid crisis has tarnished Modi’s aura of political invulnerability. Share full article Children wearing masks with the face of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Nandigram, India, in March. Read More

India’s Covid crisis has revealed the real Narendra Modi

Meenakshi Narula Ahamed writes that India’s prime minister Narendra Modi’s handling of the pandemic is endangering the country’s public health but also its public institutions and democracy. Read More

India’s COVID-19 crisis damaged PM Modi’s political image, experts say - National - Global News

As another deadly wave of COVID-19 infections was swamping India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government refused to cancel a giant Hindu festival. Read More

India's COVID-19 crisis is far from over, and vaccines alone won't help. Here's why - PBS

The COVID-19 crisis in India shows little sign of slowing down. As death tolls and infections skyrocket, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership is under increasing political pressure and scrutiny. Read More

How anti-democratic politics make India’s COVID calamity worse

In India, that force of callousness and contempt takes shape as Hindu nationalism — propelled and promoted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Because of Modi’s politics, COVID-19 has brought ... Read More

Did politics override science during India’s lethal Covid wave?

Modi called on to apologise for high death toll in India’s Covid crisis “If you want to work somewhere for the rest of your life, you want a good relationship with people,” Agarwal said. Read More

India’s coronavirus crisis tarnishes Modi’s image of strength

NEW DELHI — His COVID-19 task force didn’t meet for months. His health minister assured the public in March that India had reached the pandemic’s “endgame.” A few weeks before ... Read More

India's Covid Crisis Tests Modi's Ability to Shift Narratives - The New York Times

The police in Delhi, the capital, arrested at least 20 people for putting up posters critical of Mr. Modi’s handling of vaccinations. A Modi protégé, who leads India’s most populous state ... Read More

The Politics Behind India’s COVID Crisis - The New Yorker

Among the world’s autocratic populists, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, of India, is distinguished as a storyteller. He offers beguiling accounts of Hindu identity and Indian greatness, with the ... Read More

India’s Covid crisis has revealed the real Narendra Modi - CNN

Meenakshi Narula Ahamed writes that India’s prime minister Narendra Modi’s handling of the pandemic is endangering the country’s public health but also its public institutions and democracy. Read More