India's Own Worst Enemy

Increasing external threats could play into the ruling party's favor in the upcoming vote. But its lackluster record of job creation could hurt it.

The Bharatiya Janata Party's multiple defeats could bode ill for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious reform plans after nationwide elections in April 2019.

New Delhi can't match Beijing's naval spending, so it's strengthening its fleet and defenses where it can and getting training and technical assistance from the United States.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the man to beat as India prepares to go to the polls. But as he invokes Hindu nationalism to shore up his base, his many opponents will look to set aside their differences to defeat him.

Beijing's economic and military expansion into South Asia challenges New Delhi's ability to maintain its influence over its neighbors.

India and China will maneuver for influence with the new government in the tiny Himalayan nation.

India pleases U.S. military planners by finally signing a key defense agreement, but New Delhi will continue to jealously guard the country's strategic autonomy.

The country is capitalizing on its solar power expertise to try to increase its influence abroad through the International Solar Alliance. But translating renewable energy into soft power will be no easy feat for New Delhi.

The arrival of the rapidly spreading pest on the subcontinent threatens to reduce agricultural output and aggravate aggrieved farmers in India.