This site

About

India Explained is a public record of who governed India, for how long, and what the evidence shows about what they did.

What it is

A reference for citizens. Every government since independence is listed with its leader, parties, dates and sources. Every recorded action follows one template: facts, stated reasons, criticism, benefits, concerns and sources. Actions are then scored on a published rubric. Alongside the actions, dossiers collect the dated facts on institutions, organisations and live topics, with claims shown by type, status and response; dossiers are not scored and carry no party points. Decisions by independent institutions such as courts, regulators and the Election Commission are scored and shown but earn no party credit.

What it is not

It does not tell you how to vote, and it does not say that any party is better or worse than another. It does not rank parties or name winners; the order of any table follows a figure, not a judgement. The Evidence points table is a way of putting numbers next to evidence so that you can see how much evidence there is and how far scorers agree.

How it stays neutral

  • The same template and the same depth for every party and era.
  • Facts are kept apart from interpretation. Stated reasons and criticism are shown side by side.
  • Two scorers rate each action without being told which party acted. The scorers are AI models and they do read the facts text, so this reduces party bias but does not remove it; a person reviews every change.
  • Every claim has a source, and sources are listed with their publisher and type.
  • Wording is checked for loaded terms. Anyone can open an issue to challenge wording or a score.
  • No advertising, no tracking, no cookies and no third-party requests.

Who it is for

Readers who want the record without commentary: students, journalists, voters and researchers. Read the methodology before quoting a figure.

Languages

The site is in English. It is built to support a Hindi edition later, with fonts and text direction ready for Devanagari.

Open source

The data and code are in a public repository. To report a problem see Corrections.