The streets leading to India’s most contested religious site are going full throttle. Hindu priests mix with barefooted pilgrims chanting the names of deities. Armed officials patrol the city of Ayodhya from watchtowers and checkpoints. On a sprawling construction site, bulldozers tear into the earth and men use drills to chisel slabs of stone. They’ve … Read more
One of India’s biggest online travel platforms halted bookings to the Maldives, amid an increasingly fraught diplomatic spat that began when officials in the tourism-dependent island nation derided Indian leader Narendra Modi on social media. “Our company is entirely homegrown and made in India,” Prashant Pitti, co-founder of EaseMyTrip, wrote on X, the platform formerly … Read more
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated projects totaling 111 billion rupees ($1.3 billion) in the northern riverside town of Ayodhya, ahead of the opening of a long-anticipated and controversial temple in January. Hundreds braved a winter morning to line up along roads in the city as Modi began a tour in a Toyota sports utility … Read more
India began counting votes in four state elections, with early trends showing a close contest for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party as he seeks a third term in office in 2024. Three states — Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh — will be key to watch as a testing ground for Modi’s support. Exit polls … Read more
The monsoon rains eased as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed world leaders to the Raj Ghat memorial complex in central Delhi on Sunday, site of the eternal flame that burns for Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi led the nonviolent protests that brought India independence from British colonial rule in 1947. And Modi’s decision to use the … Read more
I’m Chris Anstey, a senior editor for economic policy in Boston, and today we’re looking at the latest round of international economic summits. Send us feedback and tips to ecodaily@bloomberg.net or get in touch on X (formerly known as Twitter) via @economics. And if you aren’t yet signed up to receive this newsletter, you can … Read more