The controversy over the British-based data mining company is reverberating in India, due for elections next year
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VIDEO: India’s Democratic Journey 70 Years Since Independence
The end of the British Empire in Indian was one of the planet’s most transformational events since World War II
VIDEO: Expert Panel Takes on the Task of Reimagining Pakistan
Brown University hosted Pakistan’s former ambassador to the United States, for a discussion about Pakistani history
How Indian women contributed to Britain’s suffrage movement
Interview explores the contribution of women of Indian descent to British women’s suffrage movement
The credibility crisis revealing the faults of India’s Supreme Court
One of India’s most respected and powerful institutions, the Supreme Court, is never far away from the
New Jersey gets first Sikh attorney general in U.S. history
Former Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir Grewal became the nation’s first Sikh attorney general
Indian Tamil cinema superstar makes dramatic entry into politics
Rajinikanth, the wildly popular Indian cinema icon who inspires almost god-like adulation in some parts of the
A Close Look at the Indian Presidential Election System
India’s presidential election will be held on July 17 as President Mukherjee’s term comes to an end
VIDEO: The Indian Child Journalists Giving a Voice to Millions
A group of impoverished Indian children are making their voices heard and their stories told
Election Body Begins Process For Next Indian Presidential Vote
India’s Election Commission set in motion the process to elect the country’s next president