Politics

Protests against controversial agricultural reforms in India have sparked a wave of Twitter posts criticizing the government.
Politics

India's attempt to police WhatsApp and Twitter sparks pushback

Broad state powers over content spell trouble for US social media platforms

30 March 2021
Pakistan's most powerful man Army chief Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa is seen at a military parade in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Indo-Pacific

Pakistan pivots to center as US and China vie for regional supremacy

Islamabad attempts peace with India, wary of being seen as Beijing's proxy

28 March 2021
Men daubed in colors throw powder at each other during Lathmar Holi celebrations amid the pandemic in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India on March 24.
COVID vaccines

India expands jabs to include everyone aged 45 and older

Mumbai and Delhi ban public 'festival of colors' celebration as cases rise

25 March 2021
Assam's female tea pickers say a $0.7 daily wage increase is inadequate to get by, while tea garden owners say rising costs are making their businesses unsustainable. (Photo by Yuji Kuronuma)
Politics

Indian tea workers curse Modi's party for broken wage pledge

Activist says best option is to oust Assam government in coming state poll

23 March 2021
U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, right, and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin participate in a joint news conference with their South Korean counterparts in Seoul on March 18. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Department of State)
Indo-Pacific

Blinken and Austin's heavy lifting: Takeaways from Indo-Pacific tour

Verbal combat with China dominated news, but the Americans also squeezed some diplomacy in

23 March 2021
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, addresses his fellow Quad Leaders, top to bottom, U.S. President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, from New Delhi on March 12. (Photo courtesy of Prime Minister's Office of India)
Indo-Pacific

Why Quad boosts India's vaccine diplomacy: 5 things to know

Group to make and distribute 1bn COVID doses to counter China's moves

22 March 2021
The Quad leaders on a monitor during the virtual meeting, pictured in Tokyo on Mar. 12: India's partners seem unfazed with India turning into a China lite.
Opinion

What the Quad misses about India is that it wants to follow China

The one thing most Indians agree on is Beijing-style authoritarianism

21 March 2021
Indian and American army soldiers mark the conclusion of the Yudh Abhyas exercise on Feb. 21 in India. The two-week exercise builds on "the enduring Indian-U.S. partnership" so as to improve "interoperability between the two nations, in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific," the American side says. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command)
Indo-Pacific

Defenders of the Quad: Austin arrives in India with new China playbook

Two militaries explore new areas of cooperation on Indo-Pacific security

20 March 2021
Bank employees protest in New Delhi on March 16 as part of a two-day nationwide strike against plans to privatize public sector banks.
Politics

One million Indian bank workers strike against privatization

Financial services come to a halt as unions expect job losses and pay cuts

17 March 2021
A U.S. pilot sits in the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon during sunrise at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina. The leaders of the Quad committed to promoting a free, open rules-based order, rooted in international law in the Indo-Pacific at the inaugural summit on Friday. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Air Force)
Indo-Pacific

The Quad comes of age: In pictures

Partnership has eye on China as it pushes for pandemic recovery

15 March 2021
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at a virtual meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, from the State Dining Room of the White House on March 12.
Indo-Pacific

A new dawn: Quad leaders vow to define the Indo-Pacific century

Working group to help develop tech standards; in-person summit planned this year

13 March 2021
Yoshihide Suga, Joe Biden, Scott Morrison and Narendra Modi -- the leaders of the Quad nations -- are stepping up their efforts to counter China. (Source photos by Reuters and AFP/Jiji)
Indo-Pacific

Quad tightens rare-earth cooperation to counter China

Japan, India, Australia and US to collaborate in tech, funding and rule-making

11 March 2021
Left to right, Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, want to counter China. (Source photos by AP)
International relations

Quad leaders to agree on vaccine aid to counter China influence

Discussion will also touch on environment, Xinjiang and Myanmar

10 March 2021
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, left, and Indian counterpart Narendra Modi seek greater bilateral cooperation to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (Nikkei montage/photos by Reuters)
Indo-Pacific

Suga and Modi commit to open Indo-Pacific ahead of Friday Quad summit

Japanese PM cites concerns about China, including coast guard law

10 March 2021
A boy looks at his house in Uri, in Jammu and Kashimir, which was hit by shelling last November. Eleven people, including six civilians, died in the shelling across the Line of Control.
Kashmir turmoil

India and Pakistan's latest peace deal sparks hope and doubt

Villagers eye tense border warily, recalling past cease-fire violations

9 March 2021
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives a dose of the Covaxin coronavirus vaccine in New Delhi on March 1.
COVID vaccines

India stumbles in race to vaccinate 300m by August

National campaign stalls amid safety concerns about homegrown COVID shots

9 March 2021
Elite National Security Guard commandos march during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, on Jan. 26.
Indo-Pacific

India's bet on Quad disrupts Russia's power play

New Delhi wants to strengthen ties with Washington -- and not just in security

6 March 2021
The disengagement process between Indian Army and China's People's Liberation Army in Ladakh on Feb. 11: China is too important to India's economic fortunes.
Opinion

China is the rival India cannot live without

Delhi has learned the hard way that it must kowtow to Beijing

4 March 2021
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives his first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine on March 1 at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi, urging those who are reluctant to get inoculated. (Screenshot from Narendra Modi's Twitter page)
COVID vaccines

Modi gets jab as India expands COVID vaccination drive

PM urges reluctant people to get shots as cases surge in Mumbai

1 March 2021
Aung San Suu Kyi and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. With China staring down at it, New Delhi has realized the need to take a pragmatic approach toward the military junta in Myanmar. (Source photos by Reuters)
Myanmar Crisis

India's silence toward Myanmar shows its wariness of China

New Delhi's delicate diplomacy dictated by strategic interests, analysts say

25 February 2021
Shows on streaming platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime have often faced complaints in India, a key growth market, for obscenity or hurting sentiment. (Photo courtesy of Amazon)
Media & Entertainment

Amazon India executive questioned over political drama 'Tandav'

Prime Video drama alleged to have hurt religious sentiments

23 February 2021
Russia's Far Eastern port of Vladivostok is a key trade target for India, whose foreign secretary last week said the resource-rich region holds "huge potential."
International relations

India seeks economic energy in Russian Far East, countering China

New Delhi hungry for region's resources and wary of tighter Moscow-Beijing ties

22 February 2021
India has allowed transit by rail of Bangladeshi fertilizer to Nepal as it mends relations with its Himalayan neighbor. (Source photo by Reuters)
Trade

India mends Nepal ties with transit of Bangladeshi fertilizer

New Delhi improves regional connectivity as it normalizes neighbor relations

19 February 2021
India's Nirmala Sitharaman: The finance minister says state-run companies should be confined to "strategic" sectors, such as defense.
Politics

India's state-run companies should be cut to 'bare minimum:' minister

Finance chief wants government to operate only in 'strategic' sectors, such as defense

19 February 2021
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Indo-Pacific

Quad vows to work with ASEAN and Europe in first Biden-era meeting

Foreign ministers commit to free and open Indo-Pacific with eye on China

19 February 2021