The elections in the world’s largest democracy (that is also a prominent emerging economy) is obviously an item of importance in the world media. Here’s a snapshot of how newspapers around the world covered the news of Narendra Modi and BJP’s emphatic victory in the elections to the 16th Lok Sabha.

Modi might have won these elections promising development and making a deliberate shift away from BJP’s Hindutva politics, but he is still identified as a Hindu nationalist in many of the headlines and news reports.

New York Times, New York, USA
New York Times, New York, USA
Wall Street Journal, New York, USA
Wall Street Journal, New York, USA
Dawn, Karachi, Pakistan
Dawn, Karachi, Pakistan
The Independent, Dhaa, Bangladesh
The Independent, Dhaa, Bangladesh
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Frankfurt, Germany
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Frankfurt, Germany
Lidove Noviny, Prague, Czech Republic
Lidove Noviny, Prague, Czech Republic
de Volkskrant, Amsterdam, Netherlands
de Volkskrant, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Buenos Aires Herald, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Buenos Aires Herald, Buenos Aires, Argentina
The Daily Star, Beirut, Lebanon
The Daily Star, Beirut, Lebanon
Gazeta do Povo, Curitiba, Brazil
Gazeta do Povo, Curitiba, Brazil
Khaleej Times, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Khaleej Times, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
El Mercurio, Santiago, Chile
El Mercurio, Santiago, Chile
Arab News, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Arab News, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Arab Times, Shuwaikh, Kuwait
Arab Times, Shuwaikh, Kuwait
Borneo Bulletin, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam
Borneo Bulletin, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam
Gulf News, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Gulf News, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Kuwait Times, Kuwait
Kuwait Times, Kuwait
La Stampa, Torino, Italy
La Stampa, Torino, Italy
Le Matinal, Port Louis, Mauritius
Le Matinal, Port Louis, Mauritius
Star, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Star, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The Australian Financial Review, Sydney, Australia
The Australian Financial Review, Sydney, Australia
The Himalayan Times, Kathmandu, Nepal
The Himalayan Times, Kathmandu, Nepal
The National, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
The National, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
The Straits Times, Singapore
The Straits Times, Singapore
Virgin Islands Daily News, Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands Daily News, Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands

4 Comments

25 world newspaper front pages with Narendra Modi and BJP’s victory headlines

  1. I find it disturbing that most of the western countries Newspapers seems to be referring to the party or Modi himself as a Hindu-Nationalist compared to most of the eastern newspapers. Still using the divide and rule!!!!

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