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Rahul Gandhi, leader of India's main opposition Congress party, arrives at the New Delhi airport on March 23.
Politics

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi expelled from Parliament

Action follows conviction in defamation case, dealing blow to Congress party

25 March 2023
Gopizza currently has 60 outlets across South Korea, Singapore, Indonesia, India and Hong Kong.(Screenshot from Gopizza Facebook page)
DealStreetAsia

South Korea pizza chain raises $25m for bigger slice of India market

Gopizza wants 100 stores in India by 2023, up from 15 now

18 October 2022
Venture capital investor Lightspeed has raked in $500 million for a fund dedicated to India and Southeast Asia. (Source photos by AFP/Jiji and screenshot from Lightspeed's website) 
DealStreetAsia

Lightspeed raises $500m fund for India, Southeast Asia

Venture capital investors have increasingly been targeting the region

13 July 2022
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Nikkei Markets

Asian stocks advance as Indian equities surge on corporate tax cut

Shares of Indian financial firms among the biggest winners

20 September 2019
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi enjoyed a landslide electoral victory in May, but building economic gloom is already casting a shadow over his government's second term. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)
The Big Story

Modi seeks reforms to India's stuttering economy

Landslide victory gives reelected prime minister a second chance at 'Modinomics'

14 August 2019
Supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrate in Ahmedabad after the government scrapped the special status of Jammu and Kashmir on Aug. 5.
The Big Story

Empowered by reelection, Modi moves to absorb disputed Kashmir

Tensions leap but Islamabad lacks means to retaliate, says expert

14 August 2019
Modi's government has no time to lose.
Opinion

India's economic hangover

Fresh from his poll triumph, Modi must press ahead with reforms or see growth stagnate

21 June 2019
It is unclear if Rahul Gandhi, president of the Indian National Congress, has both the will and the desire to continue as party leader. He offered his resignation following the recent national elections, but the move was rejected by senior party leaders.
India elections

India’s Congress party woes escalate after election debacle

Leadership crisis at top comes amid infighting and defections at regional level

9 June 2019
In many of the villages in the north and central heartland of the India, women toil in the sun while their husbands and sons have left to seek work in the cities.
Comment

Triumphant Modi risks losing on the economic front

Failure to create enough jobs for India's young will haunt the BJP

4 June 2019
Chinese President Xi Jinping,right, speaks to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a visit to a Buddhist Temple in Xian, Shaanxi province. India and China are fighting for influence in an area that India regards as its backyard.
International relations

Modi eyes fiercer rivalry with China over neighbors in second term

India to be tested in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh while ignoring Pakistan

2 June 2019
Narendra Modi, left, and Xi Jinping talk at a garden in Wuhan on Apr. 28, 2018: Modi has invited Xi to India on Oct. 11 for another "informal" summit.
Opinion

Election triumph will boost Modi's international clout

Indian prime minister can apply vote-winning soft nationalism to foreign policy challenges

1 June 2019
Prime Minister Narendra Modi scatters rose petals at the Mahatma Gandhi memorial before his swearing-in ceremony in New Delhi on Thursday. Arresting the slowdown and reviving the economy will be Modi’s main challenge in his second term.
Economy

Modi faces tougher challenge as India's economy slows to 5-year low

GDP growth of 6.8% comes as prime minister begins second term

31 May 2019
Nirmala Sitharaman is India's first full-time female finance minister. Indira Gandhi held the additional portfolio of finance briefly in the early 1970s when she served as prime minister.
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Modi taps new finance minister in move to revitalize India's economy

Nirmala Sitharaman is surprise pick; close aide Shah to head Home Affairs

31 May 2019
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, with his newly sworn-in cabinet ministers greet the invitees at the end of a ceremony on May 30.
Politics

Modi's finance chief pick in focus as cabinet sworn in

Incoming ministers include confidant Amit Shah and ex-foreign secretary Jaishankar

31 May 2019
In Narendra Modi’s India, playing the nationalist card means playing the religious community card. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)
Comment

The dark side of Modi's election victory

Divisive campaign rhetoric leaves many Indians feeling insecure

29 May 2019
Many analysts predicted the Bharatiya Janata Party would suffer big setbacks in rural constituencies over the issue of farm distress. Instead, its coalition won a majority of the contested constituencies, including many of the supposedly distressed rural constituencies. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)
India elections

For clues to BJP's landslide win, look to Modi's rural support

Vote of confidence for India's PM provides leverage for reform or nationalism

28 May 2019
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Bharatiya Janata Party at its headquarters in New Delhi after a landslide general election victory on May 23. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)
India elections

Modi and BJP return more formidable but so do economic challenges

Financial reform is the priority while judicial, labor and land issues also press

25 May 2019
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and his Japanese counterpart, Shinzo Abe, in 2018. Modi has traveled abroad quite often compared with his predecessors.
India elections

Modi's 'deal diplomacy' to see a revival after landslide victory

Signs emerge of possible talks between India and Pakistan as election heat cools

24 May 2019
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not said where he will get the money to modernize the country's infrastructure. (Nikkei montage/Reuters)
India elections

Modi places $1.4tn infrastructure bet on his second term

Skeptics doubt gamble to create world's third-largest economy will pay off

24 May 2019
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at BJP headquarters on Thursday night. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)
India elections

Modi vows 'inclusive' India after winning strong mandate

Prime minister's nationalist BJP stuns with landslide victory

24 May 2019
The initial euphoria of Prime Minister Narenda Modi returning to power for another five years faded quickly in afternoon trading on May 23.
Markets

Modi win stokes Indian stocks to short-lived record high

Benchmark Sensex ends down 300 points on rush of profit-taking

23 May 2019
Modi's style is religiously divisive.
Opinion

Triumphant Modi must rediscover economic mojo

Without reform, enthusiasm for Hindu nationalism could turn to disappointment

23 May 2019
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, center, with Amit Shah, president of the Bharatiya Janata Party, left, and other Indian cabinet ministers in New Delhi on May 21.
India elections

Narendra Modi -- poor tea seller who became India's powerful leader

Tech-savvy prime minister's charisma continues to garner electoral support

23 May 2019
Supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party cheer in New Delhi on hearing the party was leading in India's general election on Thursday. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)
India elections

Modi set for landslide victory in India election

Popular prime minister poised for second term as marathon polls come to end

23 May 2019
Supporters of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party gather before a rally in Kolkata on May 16. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)
India elections

Modi's BJP to reinforce coalition ties before election vote count

Opposition rebuffs exit polls, raises concerns over security of voting machines

21 May 2019