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![Diljit Dosanjh is one of India’s biggest stars. Now he’s taking on America.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/GettyImages-2150511667.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=14.289982075284%2C0%2C71.420035849432%2C100&w=2400)
![Diljit Dosanjh is one of India’s biggest stars. Now he’s taking on America.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/GettyImages-2150511667.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C3.3277560884923%2C100%2C93.344487823015&w=2400)
The musician is packing arenas and performing on The Tonight Show.
![India just showed the world how to fight an authoritarian on the rise](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/gettyimages-2155440988.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=14.387464387464%2C0%2C71.225071225071%2C100&w=2400)
![India just showed the world how to fight an authoritarian on the rise](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/gettyimages-2155440988.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C3.2%2C100%2C93.6&w=2400)
Three big lessons from Narendra Modi’s shocking underperformance in the 2024 election.
![Modi won the Indian election. So why does it seem like he lost?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/gettyimages-2155431384.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=18.45034881995%2C0%2C63.099302360101%2C100&w=2400)
![Modi won the Indian election. So why does it seem like he lost?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/gettyimages-2155431384.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=2.6755232299243%2C0%2C94.648953540151%2C100&w=2400)
The BJP’s poor performance shows the limits of his autocratic, Hindu supremacist policies.
![India’s election shows the world’s largest democracy is still a democracy](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/gettyimages-2154921002.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![India’s election shows the world’s largest democracy is still a democracy](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/gettyimages-2154921002.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
The biggest takeaways from Narendra Modi’s political setback.
![The enormous stakes of India’s election](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/gettyimages-2153591529.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.63%2C0%2C66.74%2C100&w=2400)
![The enormous stakes of India’s election](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/gettyimages-2153591529.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.054939566476882%2C100%2C99.890120867046&w=2400)
A guide to the world’s largest election — and why it’s so important.
![“Everyone is absolutely terrified”: Inside a US ally’s secret war on its American critics](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25456991/ChrisBlaza_Vox.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=20.421354166667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
A foreign government is trying to silence US critics of its authoritarian turn — and it’s succeeding.
![2024 is the biggest global election year in history](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25199436/1871751876.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![2024 is the biggest global election year in history](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25199436/1871751876.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Will democracy survive it?
![What India’s parliamentary gender quota can — and can’t — do for women](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24946643/GettyImages_1676991354.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=12.666666666667%2C0%2C74.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![What India’s parliamentary gender quota can — and can’t — do for women](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24946643/GettyImages_1676991354.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C5.3571428571429%2C100%2C89.285714285714&w=2400)
The new law reserves a third of seats in Parliament and state assemblies for women, but could take years to implement.
![The wild allegations about India killing a Canadian citizen, explained](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24938044/923276752.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=10.420475319927%2C0%2C79.159049360146%2C100&w=2400)
![The wild allegations about India killing a Canadian citizen, explained](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24938044/923276752.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C6.4030023094688%2C100%2C84.218629715166&w=2400)
The killing of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada has exposed a big problem for US foreign policy.
![Why so many countries want to join BRICS](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24866809/1615848162.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=14.364072888451%2C0%2C66.658458507757%2C100&w=2400)
![Why so many countries want to join BRICS](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24866809/1615848162.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.0061561191824637%2C0%2C99.987687761635%2C100&w=2400)
Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa: Could they change the way the global economy works?
![How Manipur violence is challenging India’s politics](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24833938/1550789281.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=14.4%2C0%2C71.2%2C100&w=2400)
![How Manipur violence is challenging India’s politics](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24833938/1550789281.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C6.3670411985019%2C100%2C93.632958801498&w=2400)
Modi and the BJP face a no-confidence motion due to brutal conflict.
![Why the US is selling India so many weapons](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24746294/1500616119.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.663066954644%2C0%2C66.673866090713%2C100&w=2400)
![Why the US is selling India so many weapons](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24746294/1500616119.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.0053989849908191%2C100%2C99.989202030018&w=2400)
Prime Minister Modi visits the White House, and arms deals follow.
![The world’s largest democracy is collapsing before our eyes](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24738414/1441567264.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![The world’s largest democracy is collapsing before our eyes](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24738414/1441567264.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Narendra Modi’s war on India’s democracy, explained.
![The deadly train collision in India, explained](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24700842/1258402483.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.678571428571%2C0%2C66.642857142857%2C100&w=2400)
![The deadly train collision in India, explained](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24700842/1258402483.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.017857142857139%2C0%2C99.964285714286%2C100&w=2400)
Decades of neglect cause disaster after disaster on India’s railways.
![The US’s multiple Indo-Pacific strategies, explained](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24687305/1257122967.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=1.9909090909091%2C0%2C63.054545454545%2C100&w=2400)
![The US’s multiple Indo-Pacific strategies, explained](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24687305/1257122967.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=1.9909090909091%2C0%2C94.581818181818%2C100&w=2400)
A Papua New Guinea pact reveals the complexity of creating partnerships in the region.
![Will having the world’s biggest population make this the “Indian Century”?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24617755/GettyImages_1252220416.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.673054810272%2C0%2C66.653890379456%2C100&w=2400)
![Will having the world’s biggest population make this the “Indian Century”?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24617755/GettyImages_1252220416.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.0095822154082015%2C0%2C99.980835569184%2C100&w=2400)
Why numbers can only go so far for the world’s new most populous nation.
![Breaking down Pathaan, the most popular movie in the world](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24420898/GettyImages_183559116.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=17.383333333333%2C0%2C65.233333333333%2C100&w=2400)
An Indian film expert explains Shah Rukh Khan’s latest Bollywood hit, the biggest film of 2023, and its subversive political message.
![How this billionaire lost half his net worth in a matter of weeks](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24413892/1246738248.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.025%2C0%2C66.675%2C100&w=2400)
![How this billionaire lost half his net worth in a matter of weeks](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24413892/1246738248.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.0062492188476426%2C100%2C99.987501562305&w=2400)
Gautam Adani was Asia’s wealthiest man coming into 2023. Now, he’s lost billions after a bombshell report from a small US investment firm.
![How India runs on WhatsApp](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23968661/1242351348.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=23.093331871024%2C0%2C66.615485852161%2C100&w=2400)
![How India runs on WhatsApp](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23968661/1242351348.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.03838561087958%2C0%2C99.923228778241%2C100&w=2400)
For the sixth episode of its new season, Land of the Giants tells the story of how the messaging app became incredibly popular — and powerful — around the globe.
![Was Russia’s decision to cut off natural gas exports a mistake?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23430724/1152483138.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=13.9%2C0%2C72.2%2C100&w=2400)
![Was Russia’s decision to cut off natural gas exports a mistake?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23430724/1152483138.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C3.8319482917821%2C100%2C92.336103416436&w=2400)
Despite Western sanctions, the country still maintains powerful friends — for now.
![The economic crisis in Sri Lanka, explained](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23429121/1240346996.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.660817687314%2C0%2C66.678364625373%2C100&w=2400)
![The economic crisis in Sri Lanka, explained](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23429121/1240346996.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.0087719298245617%2C100%2C99.982456140351&w=2400)
A mountain of foreign debt has led the country to default on loans for the first time since its 1948 independence.
![Why Lata Mangeshkar was an Indian music icon](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23221789/GettyImages_1264305927__1_.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=14.84756097561%2C0%2C70.30487804878%2C100&w=2400)
![Why Lata Mangeshkar was an Indian music icon](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23221789/GettyImages_1264305927__1_.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C2.5874530211044%2C100%2C94.825093957791&w=2400)
For seven decades, she gave voice to the nation’s burgeoning film industry — and fought for better pay for the singers who powered it.
![India’s farmers confronted Modi and won. What happens now?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23030507/1229971147.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=18.604651162791%2C0%2C62.790697674419%2C100&w=2400)
![India’s farmers confronted Modi and won. What happens now?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23030507/1229971147.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=2.906976744186%2C0%2C94.186046511628%2C100&w=2400)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi capitulated to massive, yearlong protests against three agricultural laws.
![A crypto billionaire donated $1 billion to India. Make sure you include an asterisk.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22510524/849111222.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.6625%2C0%2C66.675%2C100&w=2400)
![A crypto billionaire donated $1 billion to India. Make sure you include an asterisk.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22510524/849111222.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.0062492188476426%2C100%2C99.987501562305&w=2400)
The saga highlights just how uncharted the territory is in the world of crypto philanthropy.
![Why India needs oxygen more urgently than vaccines](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22503856/1232765558.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.64%2C0%2C66.72%2C100&w=2400)
![Why India needs oxygen more urgently than vaccines](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22503856/1232765558.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.039968025579533%2C100%2C99.920063948841&w=2400)
The biggest problem may not be the supply itself as much as access to it.
![India’s ruling party lost a key election. It’s worrying that it even stood a chance.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22491165/1232656130.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.6%2C0%2C66.8%2C100&w=2400)
![India’s ruling party lost a key election. It’s worrying that it even stood a chance.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22491165/1232656130.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.099800399201591%2C100%2C99.800399201597&w=2400)
The defeat in the state of West Bengal exposes Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s weak points.
![How the Indian government is silencing its critics](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22479830/1193179872.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.625024024601%2C0%2C66.749951950798%2C100&w=2400)
![How the Indian government is silencing its critics](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22479830/1193179872.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.06238602553028%2C100%2C99.875227948939&w=2400)
A major battle over free speech on social media is playing out in India during the pandemic.
![A coronavirus surge is overwhelming India’s health care system](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22466881/1232494817.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=14.433333333333%2C0%2C71.133333333333%2C100&w=2400)
![A coronavirus surge is overwhelming India’s health care system](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22466881/1232494817.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C3.1396438612933%2C100%2C93.720712277413&w=2400)
India set a pandemic record with almost 347,000 new cases in a day.
![India jails climate activist for supporting farmers’ protests](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22307998/1231181455.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.663043478261%2C0%2C66.673913043478%2C100&w=2400)
Greta Thunberg tweeted a “toolkit” for how to support India’s farmers. Now the Indian activist who helped create it has been arrested.
![What the crackdown on farmers’ protests says about the future of democracy in India](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22300705/1231059970.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.791666666667%2C0%2C66.416666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![What the crackdown on farmers’ protests says about the future of democracy in India](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22300705/1231059970.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.18749999999999%2C0%2C99.625%2C100&w=2400)
On this week’s episode of Worldly, we discuss how a real policy debate in India turned ugly.
![Why the Indian government is mad at Rihanna](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22279341/GettyImages_512084596.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=13.25%2C0%2C73.5%2C100&w=2400)
![Why the Indian government is mad at Rihanna](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22279341/GettyImages_512084596.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C4.6485260770975%2C100%2C90.702947845805&w=2400)
Twitter trolls are after the pop star, too.
![India’s farmers are still protesting — and things are turning violent](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22261465/GettyImages_1230804200.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
The farmers rode tractors into New Delhi, demanding the repeal of new farm laws.
![India’s huge farmer protests, explained](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22203315/thumb_clean.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.875%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
![India’s huge farmer protests, explained](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22203315/thumb_clean.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=7.8125%2C0%2C84.375%2C100&w=2400)
Thousands of India’s farmers have set up camp in Delhi.
![Why tens of thousands of farmers are blocking roads into India’s capital city](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22138621/1229890621.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=15.377532228361%2C0%2C69.244935543278%2C100&w=2400)
![Why tens of thousands of farmers are blocking roads into India’s capital city](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22138621/1229890621.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C1.8617021276596%2C100%2C96.276595744681&w=2400)
India says its new laws will modernize agriculture. Farmers say it will cause their ruin.
![China and India are in a dangerous standoff over a hotly contested border](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/20007186/1154839557.jpg.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![China and India are in a dangerous standoff over a hotly contested border](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/20007186/1154839557.jpg.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
It’s about much more than a border. It’s about power in Asia.
![Watch: Delhi’s deadly riots, explained by an expert](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/19783412/VDC_XEI_013_delhi_riots_thumb_clean.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.875%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
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The new law testing India’s secular values.
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With a new law — and massive new detention camps — the country is undermining its status as a democracy.
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War is unlikely, but it’s not impossible.
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The question now is if both countries can calm their spiking tensions.
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The move is part of Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist project.