Politics

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet in Hiroshima on May 20.
G-7 in Japan

Zelenskyy invites Modi to back Ukraine's peace formula at G-7

Ukrainian leader jets into midst of staunch allies, on-the-fence players

21 May 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi hold a Quad meeting on the sidelines of the G-7 summit on May 20.
G-7 in Japan

Quad agrees to bolster submarine cables in 47-minute summit

4 leaders squeeze in meeting between G-7 sessions and dinner on Saturday

21 May 2023
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks with Nikkei Asia in New Delhi on May 18, the day before his departure to attend the G-7.
Interview

Modi says he will 'amplify concerns of Global South' at G-7

India PM says presence in Quad, Shanghai Cooperation Organization 'not contradictory'

19 May 2023
Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin: The world's pandemic response depended on the rapid production of new vaccines through biomanufacturing.
Opinion

The Quad should have its own biomanufacturing hub in India

China likely to dominate sector unless allies pool their capabilities

18 May 2023
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indonesian President Joko Widodo are both among the invitees to this week's Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima. (Source photos by AP and Reuters)
G-7 in Japan

From India to Indonesia, G-7 invitees aim to be heard in Hiroshima

Modi's G-20 perch presents chance to highlight debt, development in 'Global South'

15 May 2023
Officials from India and Myanmar attend the May 9 inauguration of Sittwe Port in Myanmar's Rakhine state. (Photo courtesy of the Indian Embassy in Myanmar)
Myanmar Crisis

Indian-backed port opens in Myanmar in answer to China's corridor project

Sittwe Port, part of a $484m transport initiative, to bolster economic ties

11 May 2023
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi throws flowers while campaigning for his Bharatiya Janata Party in Bengaluru on May 7, ahead of the Karnataka state election.
Politics

India's Karnataka state votes in 'do or die' battle for Modi rivals

BJP banks on prime minister's star power but polls give Congress party edge

10 May 2023
A container ship moored at Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The U.S. seeks to create a major transport network that connects the Middle East with India.
International relations

U.S. eyes Mideast-India transport network to counter China

Saudi Arabia joins talks with Washington following Beijing-brokered detente with Iran

10 May 2023
Shanghai Cooperation Organization foreign ministers including Pakistan's Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, second from left, and India's S. Jaishankar, fifth from left, pose for photos in Goa, India, on May 5.
International relations

India talks tough on terrorism as it hosts SCO foreign ministers

Pakistan's top diplomat present in person for Jaishankar's thinly veiled jabs

6 May 2023
Global business leaders and investors gathered at the annual Milken conference in Los Angeles from April 30 to May 3. 
Business trends

India, Indonesia CEOs woo global investors as 'China plus one' options

Emerging Asia's other big economies vie for attention at Milken Conference

5 May 2023
A newspaper vendor in Haridwar, northeastern India. Most mainstream media in the country are now owned by wealthy businessmen with ties to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, says Reporters Without Borders.
Media & Entertainment

India media freedom under attack from pro-Modi supporters: report

Reporters Without Borders lists North Korea, China, Vietnam as worst offenders

3 May 2023
A billboard with India's G-20 logo promotes the Srinagar smart city project in Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo by Quratulain Rehbar)
G20 Summit

India gears up for Kashmir G-20 talks opposed by Pakistan, China

Security forces on high alert after terrorist attack that killed five Indian soldiers

3 May 2023
From left: Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu, SCO Secretary-General Zhang Ming, Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu attend the SCO meeting in New Delhi on April 28.
International relations

India sends Pakistan a message, Russia slams West at SCO meeting

Moscow's defense minister urges 8-member bloc to tighten military ties

28 April 2023
Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu and his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh meet in New Delhi. (Indian Ministry of Defence via Reuters)
28 April 2023
Outreach efforts toward developing nations cannot be easily separated from the politics of power, with countries such as Japan and India vying for prominence with China.
Asia Insight

India pushes 'Global South' goals on to G-20 agenda

Grouping of less industrialized countries remains loosely defined

25 April 2023
The Yuan Wang 5, seen by India as a spy ship, is welcomed to Chinese-run Hambantota International Port in Sri Lanka on Aug. 16, 2022.
Opinion

India now has to face strategic consequence of Myanmar's isolation

Signs suggest China has leveraged influence to put spy station on remote island

21 April 2023
Rahul Gandhi, center, a senior leader in India's main opposition Congress party, arrives to file his appeal in a Gujarat court on April 3.
Politics

Gandhi plea to suspend conviction in Modi surname case rejected

Indian opposition leader's election hopes take a hit; appeal heads to high court

20 April 2023
Tigers in India's Ranthambore National Park: The latest census released this month shows the country's tiger population reached 3,167 in 2022, after five decades of conservation efforts.
Politics

India's Modi and rivals claw for credit over Project Tiger success

Prime minister's safari adds to drama of bitter state election in Karnataka

19 April 2023
Narendra Modi intends to seek a third term as India's prime minister in a general election next spring.
Politics

India's Modi faces 3 potential snags in reelection effort

Sluggish economy, unemployment and crackdown on opposition seen as concerns

19 April 2023
Apple is getting ready to open the doors to its first directly run store in India on Tuesday.
Your Week in Asia

Apple's first India store, China GDP, Taiwan display show

Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events

16 April 2023
Khusboo, left, a 30-year-old mother, sits near her shanty near Delhi's Pragati Maidan, where India is due to host Group of 20 leaders later this year. (Photo by Quratulain Rehbar)
Politics

Delhi's poor brace for impact of G-20 makeover

Indian capital's 'beautification' expected to squeeze out slum and street dwellers

16 April 2023
A study found that India's lower house functioned for less than 46 hours out of its scheduled 133 during the latest budget session, while the upper house clocked just 32 out of 130.
Politics

Indian Parliament disruptions leave little time for legislating

Study finds houses functioned for a fraction of scheduled hours in latest session

15 April 2023
A snow-laden pass in Tawang in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh: China, which claims the state as Zangnan, recently announced it was renaming 11 places within it.
International relations

India shores up China border strategy with 'Vibrant Villages'

Nearly $600m infrastructure plan counters Beijing's 'well-off society' hamlets

14 April 2023
A rendering shows Bangladesh's Japan-backed Matarbari port complex upon completion. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida aims to build a regional "industrial value chain" in cooperation with India as well. (Image courtesy of JICA)
International relations

Bangladesh deep-sea port promises strategic anchor for Japan, India

New Delhi's influence in Dhaka helps foil Chinese plans for similar foothold

12 April 2023
India's homegrown Tejas fighter jets will participate in the bilateral Cope India exercise with the U.S.
Defense

India resumes joint air exercise with U.S., eyeing China

F-15s and homegrown Tejas jets feature in first Cope India since 2019

11 April 2023