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The Drum: Our expert roundup of the campaign

April 3, 2014

The polls open next week on the epic five-week Indian Election 2014. (From left) Melbourne University's Dr Pradeep Taneja, Australia India Institute (AII) Director Amitabh Mattoo and eminent journalist and AII Fellow Nirupama Subramanian sum up the form of the candidates and the campaign.

Foreign Affairs

Prime Minister Modi? A field guide for new India

May 15, 2014

Tomorrow India will have a new Prime Minister. The smart money says it will be the BJP's polarising Narendra Modi. Veteran Indian political commentator Swapan Dasgupta, visiting Melbourne, contemplates what that will mean.

Modi's foreign policy playbook

April 11, 2014

Narendra Modi's foreign policy experience in Gujarat could stand him in good stead if he comes to power in India writes Ashok Malik.

A Billion & One Voices

March 20, 2014

The Indian National Congress is seeking to inspire and stoke feelings of national proide in its latest TV advertisement.

Whose move? China policy plays out in the shadows

April 29, 2014

The delicate, difficult task for the next Indian Prime Minister will be to develop a strategy for dealing with China that capitalises on the benefits of the relationship - trade, investment, cooperation on issues of mutual concern - while minimising the potential for conflict. By Pradeep Taneja.

Corruption, India, Election

The new broom in Indian politics

April 3, 2014

Many dark and murky corners remain in Indian politics, but 'The Common Man's Party' - AAP - has changed the political landscape, regardless of how it fares in the final count.

Joy Purkayastha

Campaign, Results

The Verdict: Diaspora gather for countdown

May 16, 2014

India's Melbourne-based intelligentsia gathered at the Australia India Institute today to watch the live feed of the count and dissect the Narendra Modi landslide.

Campaign, Debates

India’s political scene

February 24, 2014

India's looming election has more in common with Australia than you might think.
Harsh Shrivastava

Voting, Election

Election Phases: Far flung contests, from Goa to the North-East

April 11, 2014

Nirupama Subramanian take us back to the North-east (mainly) for the fourth phase of elections in India.

The Holi of holies: power

March 23, 2014

The Indian Festival of Colours puts a vibrant face on power playing.

Amitabh Mattoo

Election phases: Power player seats in contention

April 30, 2014

With the marathon vote building to a crescendo on May 12, some heavy-weight contests are in play in ballot boxes today, the third last voting phase. Ashok Malik surveys the prospects.

Political advertising

#PledgeToVote

April 4, 2014

Watch independent India's first voter share his story as the country goes to the polls.

Campaign, Results

The Verdict: How the Modi "Wave" became a tsunami

May 16, 2014

The writing was long on the wall for a BJP win and a Congress rout. But the scale of it has left Modi supporters and detractors alike reeling. Was it a victory for policy, or strategy? Mosiqi Acharya investigates.

Political participation, Voting

2014: democracy's year of living dangerously

February 24, 2014

With almost half the world's population set to cast a vote in this year, 2014 is shaping up as one of democracy's biggest (and most challanging) years.
Nick Reece

Election, Voting

Election Phases: On the border of the North-East

April 9, 2014

In the second of her election phases series, Nirupama Subramanian reports on the North-East, with 2.7 million voters heading to the polls over four states and six constituencies.

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