The acquittal of senior BJP leaders on charges of criminal conspiracy over the destruction of the Babri mosque in 1992 is not just a legal victory for the party, but a sign that India’s institutions can no longer restrain it. All pretexts of an independent judiciary may well be dropped.

The foundation stone-laying for the Ram temple in Ayodhya marks the decline of a secular India and the birth of a Hindu nationalist one. The present Indian government's active participation in the event simply reinforces this fact. 

While Jeff Bezos received a frosty reception on his India visit, this was not entirely due to his company's practices.

The opening of the Kartarpur Corridor allowing Indian Sikhs to travel to a sacred Sikh site within Pakistan looks like a positive step in Indian-Pakistani relations. However, there may be ulterior motives.

Early this month an Islamic State suicide bomber killed 10 Sikhs in Jalalabad. The attack highlighted the precarious state of the Sikh community in a country already destabilised by religious tensions.

India’s northeastern states are often ignored. However they play an important strategic role for India as shown by recent political manoeuvring in the region. 

India-Canada relations have become hostage to sentiment within Canada’s Sikh community. As Trudeau's visit to India showed, New Delhi remains suspicious of Canadian politicians sympathising with the separatist movement.