From April 23 to 29, 2026, India held legislative assembly elections in the states of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Assam, and in Puducherry. 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.
