BJP GOES NORTH EAST FOR A WIN

BJP gets shot in arm with big expansion in the Northeast
BY ASIA TIMES STAFF
The road to India's national election next year has got harder for the main opposition party, as Congress lost yet another state to BJP and its allies

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PM Modi’s secret committee set to revise India’s history
BY ASIA TIMES AND REUTERS
A 14-member group of scholars has been given the task of rewriting India's history with a strong slant on Hindu nationalism

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Statue vandalism the new tool of political battles in India
BY ASIA TIMES STAFF
Statues of left and right-wing icons have been desecrated by rival groups set off by the Modi-led BJP's win in the left-ruled state of Tripura.