Politics

New police recruits in the Indian state of Gujarat: Law enforcement authorities in the state are under fire over alleged police treatment of Muslims.
Politics

Outrage as India flogging video underscores Hindu-Muslim tensions

Police accused of beating Muslim men for throwing stones; Amnesty slams 'disrespect' for law

13 October 2022
Investors are eagerly waiting for labor reform promised as part of Modinomics.
Comment

India's long-delayed labor reform rollout leaves investors in limbo

States' legislative autonomy stalls a centerpiece of Modinomics

12 October 2022
India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar speaks to reporters in Australia after a meeting at Parliament House in Canberra on Oct. 10.
International relations

India defends reliance on Russian arms on Australia visit

Jaishankar says West neglected New Delhi for decades but Quad is 'strong'

10 October 2022
Russian energy exports have helped fund Moscow's war in Ukraine. (TASS via Kyodo)
Energy

India's imports of Russian oil jump fivefold, helping war efforts

Shipments to China rise 17% even as Western sanctions spread

10 October 2022
A cheetah is seen after India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi released it in Kuno National Park on Sept. 17.
Environment

India's wild cheetah imports spark debate over science, resources

More of the spotted cats are due to arrive from Africa this month

8 October 2022
Chinese troops hold a banner reading, "You've crossed the border, please go back," in Ladakh, India, in May 2013: An incremental, salami-slicing approach of bulletless aggression has come at little international cost.
Opinion

China's expansionism creeps along as West distracted by Ukraine

India retreats further into own territory with Himalayan buffer-zone pullbacks

7 October 2022
India's top court recently said that in the context of abortion rights, "the meaning of rape must ... be understood as including marital rape."
Politics

India abortion ruling applauded but safety fears, taboos persist

Court allows term limit of 24 weeks for all, recognizes marital rape as valid reason

7 October 2022
Red-hot steel plates pass through a press at a Tata Steel plant. The company and its rivals face soaring production costs. 
Interview

India's Tata Steel taps Australia, North America for coal

CEO says company needs to replace Russian cargoes after halting purchases

7 October 2022
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the revamped Kartavya Path, earlier known as Rajpath, leading to the country's seat of power, on Sept. 8.
Politics

Modi chips away at India's colonial relics as critics doubt motives

Changes to names and buildings bring debate over Hindu nationalist agenda

2 October 2022
Chinese efforts to develop suspected dual-use ports in countries surrounding India -- dubbed a "string of pearls" -- have attracted attention for years.
Asia Insight

Indian Ocean rivalry: China's naval maneuvers irk New Delhi

Submarine deals and ship deployment hint at Beijing's power projection

27 September 2022
Narendra Modi, left, and Fumio Kishida wave before their dinner in Tokyo on May 24. The two leaders have an opportunity to inject new energy into the bilateral relationship.
Opinion

In saying goodbye to Abe, Modi should get close to Kishida

Visit offers Indian PM chance to reinject vigor into bilateral relationship

26 September 2022
The logo of the Belt and Road Forum held in Beijing 2019
Belt and Road

China slows foreign lending as Belt and Road problem loans triple

Sri Lanka falls into debt crisis while Pakistan is strapped for cash

20 September 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meet on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
International relations

Modi tells Putin that today is 'not an era of war'

Indian leader calls for building resilient supply chains at SCO summit

17 September 2022
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seen attending last year's G-20 summit in Rome, will play host next year.
International relations

India sets 2023 G-20 summit dates as Ukraine war haunts grouping

New Delhi to take presidency Dec. 1, hails emerging nations' 'greater voice'

13 September 2022
The meeting in Samarkand, a city on the ancient Silk Road, will mark the annual summit's first in-person meeting since 2019.
International relations

SCO summit to bring together Xi, Putin, Modi: 4 things to know

Shanghai Cooperation Organization looks to bolster global status

13 September 2022
Queen Elizabeth II passes onlookers in Kuala Lumpur on Feb. 23, 1972.
International relations

Queen Elizabeth's soft power in Asia went beyond the Commonwealth

New U.K. King Charles III faces struggle to match mother's ties in region

13 September 2022
People pass closed meat shops in Gurugram, India, in 2018. Recent years have brought a series of temporary meat bans, pushed by right-wing Hindu groups.
Politics

'Vegetarian nationalism' poses identity crisis for India's Muslims

Temporary meat bans raise longer-term question of what it means to be Indian

10 September 2022
Fourteen countries have signed onto the U.S.-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework. (Photo from Katherine Tai's Twitter account)
Indo-Pacific

Indo-Pacific framework objectives take shape, but India not all in

Group's most populous member stops short of agreeing to trade 'pillar'

10 September 2022
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International relations

In pictures: Queen Elizabeth's reign

British monarch was a visible presence in the world for over 70 years

9 September 2022
India's main rice port, in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, in September 2021: The country's move is likely to fuel global concerns over food inflation, already exacerbated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
International relations

India clamps down on rice exports as global food worries grow

Top supplier aims to ease food inflation after uneven monsoons

9 September 2022
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh at a civic ceremony in New Delhi during the Royal Tour of India, circa January 1961.
International relations

Legacy of decency: Asian leaders pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II

Monarch was frequent visitor to region during her 70-year reign

9 September 2022
Japan and India have held defense exercises together since 2012.
Indo-Pacific

Japan, India agree on closer security cooperation with eye on China

Countries push for more joint drills in 'two-plus-two' talks

9 September 2022
The Pentagon as seen from the air in Washington: Indian defense attaches can now walk freely in the building. 
Indo-Pacific

U.S., Japan step up India courtship despite its Russia juggling act

Pentagon grants escort-free access to attaches, Japan plans jet drills

8 September 2022
India's opposition Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi, center, on Sept. 5: He has embarked on a 3,500 km march billed as a "mass communication exercise."
Politics

India's Rahul Gandhi aims to regain Congress' mojo on 3,500-km walk

Attempt to connect with voters meets skepticism from analysts, Modi's BJP

8 September 2022
With an election on the horizon, many have been hoping Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina would push for a breakthrough on sharing Teesta River water with India. (Nikkei montage/Getty Images)
International relations

Bangladesh PM's India trip leaves farmers thirsty for water deal

Hopes for sharing Teesta River shaken as climate change raises urgency

8 September 2022