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Editorial stance of the outlets covering India most this month.
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India faces a multi-front crisis as PM Modi's government pushes through fuel price hikes and a gold import tariff increase to manage an oil shock, while the BJP's victory in West Bengal reshapes the political landscape and a record heatwave compounds economic and social strains.
Editorially curated conflicts and rivalries India is party to. Open a panel to see the specific friction points inside it.
The contested borders of South Asia, where two nuclear-armed states and their neighbours dispute territory, water and responsibility for cross-border violence. Five fault lines run through it: the air campaign and border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan along the Durand Line; the Kashmir territorial dispute between India and Pakistan; the separatist insurgency in Balochistan; the Indus Waters Treaty, suspended by India and contested by Pakistan; and the militant attacks that each state attributes to the other. Pakistan is a party to four of the five.
Editorial stance of the outlets covering India most this month.
Economy is under severe strain from an oil shock. Modi urged citizens to cut fuel and gold use, the government doubled gold import tariffs to 15%, raised fuel prices three times in eight days, and banned sugar exports until September 2026.
BJP won West Bengal state elections, ending Trinamool Congress rule, and Modi visited Italy and the Netherlands to strengthen ties. Rahul Gandhi attacked Modi as a 'compromised PM' while Rubio visited India to discuss energy.
Security incidents include a blast outside BSF HQ in Jalandhar, a gangrape in Delhi, and an Indian killed in a Ukraine drone attack on Russia. India condemned an attack on a ship in the Gulf of Oman and shortlisted firms for a fifth-generation fighter project.
A record heatwave pushed temperatures past 45°C, with 97 of the world's 100 hottest cities in India, causing 16 heatstroke deaths in the south and record power demand. A violent storm killed over 100 in Uttar Pradesh, and protests erupted after a key college entrance test was cancelled.
neutral with mixed framing
