In a landmark decision twelve years in the making, India’s Parliament cleared a bill formally establishing Amaravati as the capital of Andhra Pradesh. The Hindu reported that the ruling TDP hailed it as a “historic day for the entire Telugu community,” while the opposition YSRCP was the only party to vote against, citing the unresolved demands of farmers whose land was acquired for the capital project. Other opposition voices slammed the twelve-year delay as a “national shame.” The vote closes one of the longest-running governance disputes to emerge from the 2014 bifurcation of the old Andhra Pradesh state.
Walter Murrow
April 2, 2026
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