Correspondent

A giant size idol of Lord Ram installed at a ground ahead of Dussehra festival in Kolkata in West Bengal on Thursday. People wearing raincoats walk across a road during heavy rainfall in New Delhi on Thursday. A person walks through fresh snowfall near the North Portal of the Atal Tunnel in Lahaul-Spiti in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday. Tourists take Shikara rides in Dal Lake on an overcast day in Srinagar on Thursday. Farmers take part in 'Raitha Dasara', a farmer-centric event, as part of...

The spectacle of foreign politicians and international activists lecturing India on its democratic processes has transitioned from predictable annoyance to breathtakingly irresponsible. To give two recent instances, U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal and climate activist Greta Thunberg waded into India’s domestic affairs, amplifying unverified claims regarding the Election Commission’s recent voter roll cleanup. Stripped of its dramatic framing, their coordinated outrage is no defence of...