Alex Travelli, Hari Kumar and Pragati K.B.    With his triumph in West Bengal state elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has moved closer to his dream of an opposition-free India.

Katrin Bennhold    Russia needs a lot of soldiers. Many Africans need work.

Cynthia Silva    Vote counting has begun in India after over 154 million people cast their vote in state elections last month. The results could change the balance of...

Alex Travelli, Hari Kumar and Pragati K.B.    The party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi took control of West Bengal for the first time and made gains around the country. Its defeated opponents...

Alex Travelli, Suhasini Raj and Atul Loke    In India, Firozabad has depended on its glassmaking industry for centuries. Fuel prices are starting to shatter businesses already under pressure.

Pragati K.B. and Alex Travelli    More than 154 million people participated in elections for state legislatures last month. The biggest contest, in West Bengal, saw a win for the...

Max Kim and Suhasini Raj    Soaring jet fuel prices stemming from the war, the government of India said, have forced it to hike hajj package prices for its citizens.

Robert D. Kaplan    A 19th-century military strategist should be required reading at the Pentagon.

John Yoon and Hari Kumar    Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York suggested that Britain should return the gem, a symbol of colonial plunder. Here’s the back story of the famed jewel.

Anupreeta Das and Hari Kumar    Ratna Debnath is a candidate for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party, which is campaigning on women’s safety in an Indian state election.