Voters line up to cast their ballots at a polling station during the seventh and final phase of voting in India's general election in Varanasi, India, on June 1, 2024. Niharika Kulkarni/AFP via Getty Images
VARANASI, India—June 1 was the last day of voting in India’s six-week-long election before a new government is declared on June 4. Polling booths in the ancient city wore a festive look, decked with tricolor balloons, banners, and pictures.
Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.
