From April 23 to 29, 2026, the Indian states of West Bengal and Assam held legislative assembly elections. Reports of voter disenfranchisement and Islamophobia indicate a deepening crisis for democratic institutions as India seeks to play a growing geopolitical role on the world stage.
Please join the Center for American Progress and Hindus for Human Rights for a panel of democracy and foreign policy experts shedding light on the recent elections, the significance for India’s global ambitions, and implications for future U.S.-India relations.
