Politics

The Vikrant, India's first indigenous aircraft carrier, is slated to enter full service next year. (Handout photo from the Indian Navy)
Indo-Pacific

India's first homegrown carrier enters into service in tense Indo-Pacific

Vikrant represents step toward self-reliance and answer to China's blue-water advance

3 September 2022
Protesters in New Delhi rally against the early release of the convicts in the Bilkis Bano case in late August.
Politics

India, Modi haunted by past after Bilkis Bano gang rapists freed

Thousands urge top court to revoke release of men convicted in 2002 Gujarat riots

30 August 2022
Over 20 million people use Twitter in India. (Source photos by Kosaku Mimura and AP)
Companies

Twitter whistleblower's accusations spark worry in India

Social media giant describes allegations as 'a false narrative'

30 August 2022
Chinese and Russian national guards take part in a joint drill in China in 2017. Beijing's troops will participate in the Vostok 2022 drills hosted by Russia.
International relations

Russia drills set stage for China, India troops to meet amid tension

Neighbors in Himalayan standoff expected to participate; start pushed to Thursday

30 August 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of their meeting in New Delhi on Dec. 6. 2021.
Comment

India attempts to diversify energy sources with cheap Russian oil

Despite Western pressure, New Delhi says more imports from Moscow are best for nation

29 August 2022
India's policy change would allow non-residents of Jammu and Kashmir, including its soldiers, to register to vote in elections.
Politics

India faces pushback over 'outsiders' voting in Kashmir

Electoral shift seen as attempt to alter Muslim-majority region's demographics

28 August 2022
People in New Delhi chanted slogans and sang songs in solidarity with the victim during protests against the release of convicted rapists.
Society

Protests in India against release of 11 convicted rapists

Men freed on 75th anniversary of national independence

28 August 2022
An Indian fighter plane flies over a mountain range in Leh, in the Ladakh region, where the country has a border dispute with China.
Indo-Pacific

India presents China a two-front problem, U.S. Navy chief suggests

Adm. Gilday calls New Delhi an essential strategic partner of the future

27 August 2022
Children from the Rohingya refugee community play outside their shacks in a camp in New Delhi in 2018.
Politics

India political row underscores Rohingya refugees' cloudy future

Minister's retracted tweet highlights questions of policy, security and religion

26 August 2022
Group of Seven countries and democratic allies like Australia are dangling infrastructure support in Southeast Asia as an alternative to China's Belt and Road.
Asia Insight

China's ASEAN Silk Road gets slippery as other powers move in

U.S., Europe, India join battle to build regional supply chains from Thailand to Vietnam

23 August 2022
Indian military trucks move toward forward areas in Ladakh in September 2020: New Delhi is helping Taiwan's defense by tying down a complete Chinese theater force.
Opinion

India has a stake in Taiwan's defense

Chinese territorial claims in Himalayas are much bigger than the island

21 August 2022
Before her death by suicide, Mandeep Kaur posted a video in which she accused her husband of eight years of abusing her and cheating on her. (Screenshot from Twitter)
Politics

Indian woman's suicide exposes plight of abused overseas brides

Mandeep Kaur's tearful video and death in New York shock community

19 August 2022
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The Big Story

Confrontation to conflagration: Asia's six likeliest wars

A shifting balance of power may reignite frozen conflicts from North Korea to Pakistan

17 August 2022
Gautam Adani, chairman of Adani Group, in Kolkata on April 20: His close ties to the Modi administration have given retail stock buyers the impression New Delhi will support the group overseas.
Opinion

Adani Group can lead India's alternative to China's Belt and Road

Tycoon's conglomerate ready to vie with Beijing's state infrastructure groups

16 August 2022
China's Yuan Wang 5 survey ship arrives at the port in Hambantota, Sri Lanka, on Aug. 16. The vessel's port call was delayed after India raised objections over apparent security concerns.
Sri Lanka crisis

China 'spy ship' docks in Sri Lanka, India gifts surveillance plane

Vessel's controversial visit exposes big powers' tug of war over bankrupt island

16 August 2022
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets the crowd after addressing the nation during Independence Day celebrations in Delhi on Aug. 15.
Politics

India cheers 75 years of independence, recalls partition 'horrors'

Modi promises developed nation in 25 years; Pakistan claims 'hypocrisy'

15 August 2022
U.S. President Joe Biden praised the two countries' promotion of human freedom and dignity.
Indo-Pacific

Biden calls India 'indispensable partner' to address global challenges

U.S. president congratulates India on 75 years of independence

15 August 2022
Indian and American soldiers advance on a high-altitude objective during the 2021 Yudh Abhyas exercise in Alaska. This year's edition is to be held not far from the Line of Actual Control that separates India and China.
Indo-Pacific

U.S., India prepare for mountaintop drills near China border

As Beijing ups pressure on Taiwan, Washington sends signal on potential 2nd front

10 August 2022
The Yuan Wang 5, a Chinese research and surveillance ship with satellite tracking equipment, is seen during a 2016 visit to New Zealand. Plans to dock the ship in Sri Lanka this month have raised concerns in India.
International relations

Sri Lanka caught between China and India over Beijing's 'spy ship'

Desperate for both powers' help, Colombo reportedly seeks to 'defer' vessel's visit

6 August 2022
Huge cost overruns and delays have overshadowed the construction of Mumbai's third subway line. (Photo by Dev Chatterjee)
Transportation

Mumbai metro line back on track after political bickering

Delays underscore frustration over slow pace of Indian infrastructure projects

3 August 2022
India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh has many residents working elsewhere as migrant laborers.
Politics

India two-child policy gains steam amid jobs and food worries

States ready legislation as country barrels toward world population leader next year

3 August 2022
An oil platform at the Kravtsovskoye oilfield in the Baltic Sea, Russia, in September 2021: China and India helped prevent a major squeeze on global supplies and took some heat out of price pressures.
Opinion

China and India should reject West's Russia oil-price cap plan

Latest sanction effort likely to backfire and cause market turmoil

1 August 2022
India's parliament building: The ruling BJP now has no Muslim representatives in parliament or Prime Minister Modi's cabinet.
Politics

India's no-Muslim government raises concerns over representation

Modi's BJP brushes off criticism after last Muslim cabinet member's exit

31 July 2022
Rishi Sunak attends a Conservative Party leadership campaign event with his wife and daughters on July 23: The historic possibility that he might be the next leader of the U.K. has struck a chord.
Opinion

Rishi Sunak's rise signifies the arrival of the Indian diaspora

New generations of emigrants have successfully plunged into local politics

31 July 2022
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Feeding Asia

Opinion: Reform the global food system to end famine

Three clear avenues for action that will limit the spread of the crisis

29 July 2022