Modi’s mess: a shock election result spells uncertainty for India

Modi’s mess: a shock election result spells u...

Up next

Islamism in Britain: what is the threat?

Though a growing share of the British population is anxious about Islam, they have no reason to be. Islamism, a fringe ideology that believes government and society should be guided by Islamic principles, is the real concern. America cracks down on multinationals’ efforts to shif ...  Show more

Strait and narrowing: the Houthis’ striking advance

After years of stalemate, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis are taking territory, including on a Red Sea strait. We ask what has changed, and how the shift fits into the wider regional conflict. As America’s midterm elections approach, we examine the fragmentation of the coalition that ...  Show more

Recommended Episodes

India election: What went wrong for Modi?
The Global Story

The results of the Indian general election were met with surprise the world over. Despite doing enough to secure an historic third term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will now rely on coalition partners in order to govern, after his BJP party failed to retain an outright majority. ...  Show more

Election Chaos! India, Mexico & South Africa
Patrick Boyle On Finance

Send us a textIndia’s stock market took its worst tumble in four years after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP lost its parliamentary majority in a surprise outcome.This result means that Modi will need to rely on smaller parties to form a governing majority in the Lok Sa ...  Show more

The Modi Raj: Trailer
Next Year in Moscow

Narendra Modi is one of the most popular politicians on the planet. India’s prime minister is eyeing a third term atop the world’s biggest democracy. A tea-seller’s son, Mr Modi began life an outsider and the man behind the political phenomenon remains hard to fathom. India has b ...  Show more

Trailer: The Modi Raj
Editor's Picks from The Economist

Narendra Modi may well be the most popular politician on the planet. India’s prime minister is eyeing a third term atop the world’s biggest democracy. 


A tea-seller’s son, Mr Modi began life an outsider. The man behind the political phenomenon remains hard to fa ...

  Show more