Disquiet, uncertainty, fatigue: BJP has much to tackle ahead of next polls

In India around 27 August 2026, the Indian Express wrote that the BJP has much to tackle before the next polls, listing disquiet, uncertainty and fatigue. NDTV wrote that BJP's alliance talks with the Akali Dal in Punjab are not yet over, and the Indian Express wrote that JP Nadda met anti-reservation protesters. The Economist looked at a hundred days of BJP rule in West Bengal. Congress said a ritual defence in Haldwani exposes the BJP's 'casteist nature', and the BJP cited a website to hit out at Rahul Gandhi.

India's neighbours also featured. India sent help to Nepal after floods, and Stalin questioned the Vijay government over missing Tamilians in Nepal. A Nepal minister refused to pick sides between India and China, saying 'Can't replace father with mother', and Nepal's finance minister said PM Balen Shah's first foreign visit will be to India. Bangladesh awaits India's response on reviewing the Ganges water treaty and is considering joining the Mecca pact.