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India clamping down on critics of Modi, activist groups

October 4, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Muneeza Naqvi Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — It takes courage to accuse a powerful politician — a man who would go on to become India’s prime minister — of encouraging riots against a minority. Police officer Sanjiv Bhatt did just that. And he says he is paying the price for it. Bhatt was […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2015, Associated Press, Bharatiya Janata Party, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Ford Foundation, GDP, Greenpeace India, Home Ministry, Jamia Millia Islamia University, Mukul Kesavan, Nalin Kohli, Narendra Modi, New Delhi, RIOTS, Sanjiv Bhatt, Supreme Court, Teesta Setalvad, Vol 34 No 41 | October 3 - October 9

After huge win, next Indian PM begins victory lap

May 24, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ashok Sharma and Muneeza Naqvi Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) – Thousands of people welcomed India’s next prime minister in the capital on May 17 after he led his party to a resounding election victory, with Narendra Modi flashing a victory sign to his cheering supporters and telling them that the win “created a […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Associated Press, BJP, Bharatiya Janata Party, China, Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, Mohan Guruswamy, Muneeza Naqvi, Narendra Modi, New Delhi, Outgoing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, President Barack Obama, President Rajnath Singh, United States, Vol 33 No 22 | May 24 - May 30, White House

Indian alliance splits ahead of polls

June 22, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Indrajit Singh The Associated Press PATNA, India (AP) — The second-biggest party in India’s main opposition alliance quit the group on Sunday after the dominant party appointed a Hindu ideologue to lead its campaign for parliamentary elections next year.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, 2014, BJP, Bharatiya Janata Party, India, Janata Dal, Narendra Modi, National Democratic Alliance, PATNA, Sharad Yadav, Shiv Sena, United Progressive Alliance, Vol 32 No 26 | June 22 - June 28

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