Six months ago, soon after the re-election of the BJP in 2019, President Ram Nath Kovind delivered a speech to both houses of Parliament. During the address, the President said, "My government's 'neighbourhood first' policy is evidence of our approach of according priority to south Asia and countries in the adjoining region'.

WION Edit: 'Neighbourhood First' policy must show in New Delhi's actions

Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India's ties with Bangladesh remained on solid footing until recently. Five years ago, a landmark boundary agreement was signed.

How CAA and NRC affect India-Bangladesh ties

Ahead of the upcoming festivals, the Sambhal administration in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday announced that prohibitory orders will prevail in the region to maintain law and order till January 31.

Prohibitory orders to prevail in Sambhal till January 31

This year, India has earned the dubious distinction of shutting down the internet and communication services for the largest chunk of the global population and for the longest period of time.

Protests in the times of Internet shutdowns

This was a year which saw Prime Minister Narendra Modi's star rise to invincible heights - a landslide electoral win, an opposition in shambles and successive diplomatic victories.

WION Edit: Is the BJP government losing the narrative war?

Tackling violence with an iron hand is a necessity, but what explains stifling peaceful civil disobedience? It's time for the government to realise that with absolute majority comes more responsibility.

WION Edit: Citizenship Amendment Act - absolute power comes with responsibility

India has no refugee policy. It is not a signatory to the UN’s 1951 Refugee Convention, which defines a refugee. Now, India avowedly wants to be a refuge for persecuted Hindus in the region and professedly for that purpose has enacted the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

India: No more refuge for the persecuted

With protests erupting against the amended Citizenship Act in different parts of the country, actor and singer Farhan Akhtar on Wednesday announced that he will take part in a demonstration against the law tomorrow.

Farhan Akhtar to join protest in Mumbai against CAA

The violence on the streets of the Capital of the country witnessed over the last two days and the criticism of ‘Delhi Police’ for using force to stop those burning buses, indulging in stone pelting and threatening to create an anarchy in the city compels one to think whether we, as a society, are creating an ideal situation for the ‘Ferguson Effect’.

Jamia Millia, AMU violence: Don’t  let ‘Ferguson Effect’ take over

Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) on Thursday will file a writ petition in the Supreme Court against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which has been passed by both houses of Parliament.

IUML to file plea in Supreme Court against Citizenship Amendment Bill

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Amidst heated arguments and loud protests within the Parliament and violent street demonstrations in parts of India, particularly North East, the ruling coalition government in India led by the BJP has managed to push through the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Parliament.

Citizenship Amendment Bill: Avoidable controversy?

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