<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Indian politics & policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indian politics & policy]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/stream/92fd2c1e-c419-438d-bffe-ae09fd9ad815</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2024 05:37:51 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.ft.com/stream/92fd2c1e-c419-438d-bffe-ae09fd9ad815?format=rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2024. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. 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imprisonment’]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/b068e8f8-cda1-4328-8580-708069408352</link><guid isPermaLink="false">b068e8f8-cda1-4328-8580-708069408352</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 13:42:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Modi is supposed to represent all of us’: human rights lawyer Indira Jaising]]></title><description><![CDATA[The activist on the threat to India’s constitution from the coming elections — and why at 83 she’s still fighting her corner]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/f5262198-fadf-41e6-833c-987c7cda68ba</link><guid isPermaLink="false">f5262198-fadf-41e6-833c-987c7cda68ba</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2024 12:30:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[India’s Supreme Court strikes down fundraising scheme in blow to Modi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Electoral bonds could lead to ‘quid pro quo’ relationships between donors and politicians, top court 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GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modi rides Hindu nationalism wave in Ayodhya temple opening]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime minister dedicates long-sought shrine at religious flashpoint where mosque was razed]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/77258247-4db0-45d8-acae-5c6644f46c78</link><guid isPermaLink="false">77258247-4db0-45d8-acae-5c6644f46c78</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2024 10:52:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Hindu temple central to Modi’s vision for India]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime minister bets on religious nationalism as he attends consecration at site of mosque torn down by zealots]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/de699b3e-1e47-4248-a036-ad744af0f0b1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">de699b3e-1e47-4248-a036-ad744af0f0b1</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2024 05:00:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modi, the Maldives and the battle of the beaches]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Indian leader has ignited suspicion that his government wants to take touristic trade away from its neighbour]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/f5f7fe9c-a90b-4d9c-8685-e399a274784a</link><guid isPermaLink="false">f5f7fe9c-a90b-4d9c-8685-e399a274784a</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2024 14:24:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maldives pro-China leader gives Indian troops March deadline to go]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archipelago’s new president draws closer to Beijing]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/3121354d-cd91-4737-95ea-ae74e4a4a2b7</link><guid isPermaLink="false">3121354d-cd91-4737-95ea-ae74e4a4a2b7</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2024 07:41:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indian tycoons shower Modi with praise and investment pledges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Promises of billions of dollars for PM’s home state of Gujarat come just months before national election]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/b6c9d51e-3f36-4263-b9f2-f4da5a951261</link><guid isPermaLink="false">b6c9d51e-3f36-4263-b9f2-f4da5a951261</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2024 13:22:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[In charts: how India has changed under Narendra Modi]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister’s election campaign will focus on his economic record but what do the figures show?]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/8299d318-7c35-49a0-9a9a-b8e5abeba7be</link><guid isPermaLink="false">8299d318-7c35-49a0-9a9a-b8e5abeba7be</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2024 01:30:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can democracy survive 2024?]]></title><description><![CDATA[​A historic number of elections will take place this year, but autocracy is spreading and young people are rejecting the status quo]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/077e28d8-3e3b-4aa7-a155-2205c11e826f</link><guid 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GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[India tightens control of agricultural commodities ahead of election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Curbs on export or use of products such as sugar, onions and wheat aimed at holding down domestic prices]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/1eaa3bf8-2604-4b47-930d-887b181508a3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">1eaa3bf8-2604-4b47-930d-887b181508a3</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2023 02:00:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indian parliament expels firebrand female critic of Modi and Adani]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ejection of opposition MP Mahua Moitra follows ethics probe into what she called trumped-up allegations]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/cebbb022-772d-4411-8b53-2f9a1f6ff32c</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cebbb022-772d-4411-8b53-2f9a1f6ff32c</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2023 15:36:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Modi is cruising to a third term]]></title><description><![CDATA[State elections show that the Indian prime minister keeps benefiting from the failings of the opposition]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/37b5dae5-971d-40c4-a84b-442295db8ee0</link><guid isPermaLink="false">37b5dae5-971d-40c4-a84b-442295db8ee0</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2023 15:56:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wealthy Argentines flock to Uruguay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just an hour’s boat ride away sits a haven from economic instability — with increasingly attractive tax breaks for foreigners]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/a99c009c-319c-4a6e-87ee-649489a59df1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">a99c009c-319c-4a6e-87ee-649489a59df1</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2023 05:00:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modi’s BJP triumphs in India state elections]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opposition Congress party suffers setback in northern Hindi-speaking 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