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Tag: Gujarat

Posted inOpinion

India’s Covid catastrophe rooted in Modi’s vanity

by Nitasha Kaul May 15, 2021May 19, 2021

India has set an unenviable new world record. More than 348,421 new infections were recorded on May 12, and another 4,205 deaths. The death toll now stands at more than 254,000 people. It is widely thought that these numbers may even be vastly underestimated. Meanwhile, as the body count continued to rise exponentially, the Modi administration held a […]

Posted inIndia

How Modi is playing on Trump’s ego

by MK Bhadrakumar February 21, 2020February 21, 2020
Posted inAfghanistan, India, Pakistan, South Asia

India’s west coast is new route for drugs to the West

by Rajnish Mishra August 18, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inIndia, South Asia

India blaze kills at least 19 students

by Asia Times staff May 25, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inIndia, South Asia

India’s power sector hit by regulatory challenge

by Saikat Datta and Kriti Singh May 11, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Leopard mauls and kills a toddler in India

by Asia Times staff February 27, 2019February 18, 2020
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Ajay Singh Bisht. Photo: AFP/ Sanjay Kanojia
Posted inAfghanistan, India, South Asia, World

Erasing Mughal History: BJP renames old cities

by Kanchan Srivastava November 16, 2018February 18, 2020
Police stand guard near the 'Statue Of Unity', by the Sardar Sarovar Dam  in India's western Gujarat state prior to the inauguration of the world's biggest statue on Wednesday. Photo: Sam Panthaky / AFP
Posted inIndia, South Asia, World

The new Babel to India’s curse of personality worship

by Raja Murthy November 1, 2018
Police stand guard near the 'Statue Of Unity', by the Sardar Sarovar Dam  in India's western Gujarat state prior to the inauguration of the world's biggest statue on Wednesday. Photo: Sam Panthaky / AFP
Posted inChina, India, South Asia, World

World’s biggest statue unveiled in India amid much grumbling

by Asia Times staff October 31, 2018February 18, 2020
CBI special director Rakesh Asthana (left), Prime Minister Narendra Modi (center) and agency director Alok Verma. Photo: Asia Times Collage
Posted inIndia, South Asia, World

Supreme Court stands firm against politicians in CBI case

by Ujjwal K Chowdhury October 26, 2018February 18, 2020
Central Bureau of Investigation Director Alok Verma (left) and Special Director Rakesh Asthana (right). Photo: Courtesy CBI
Posted inIndia, Pakistan, South Asia

Rumblings in CBI, India’s top anti-graft body, opens can of worms

by Saikat Datta October 24, 2018February 18, 2020
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Ajay Singh Bisht. Photo: AFP/ Sanjay Kanojia
Posted inIndia, South Asia, World

Exodus of workers from Modi’s home state a worry for the PM

by Kanchan Srivastava October 18, 2018February 18, 2020
Political strategist Prashant Kishor (left) in a file photo with former Uttar Pradesh state Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. Photo: AFP /Chandan Khanna
Posted inIndia, South Asia, World

Kishor may now be the master of his own political strategy

by Shivam Vij September 10, 2018February 18, 2020
Amit Shah, president of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, arrives in Ahmedabad in November 2017 for a door-to-door campaign for the Gujarat state elections. Photo: Reuters/Amit Dave
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Amit Shah’s bank collected ‘highest amount of old notes’

by Asia Times staff June 22, 2018February 18, 2020
Indian farmers and activists take part in an anti-nuclear protest at Jaspara-Mithi Virdi village in Bhavnagar, 260km from Ahmedabad, in March 2013. The protest was held to oppose a 6,000 MW nuclear plant proposed at the coastal site. The current protest is against a lignite power plant planned on the same land. Photo: AFP/ Sam Panthaky
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Farmers protest against acquisition of land, seek ‘right to die’

by Asia Times staff April 25, 2018February 18, 2020
Spiritual guru Asaram Bapu, accused of sexually assaulting a minor, is escorted by Gujarat state police in Jodhpur, Rajasthan state on October 14, 2013. Photo: AFP
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Fears of violence after Indian ‘godman’ gets life for raping girl, 16

by Asia Times staff April 25, 2018February 18, 2020
Modi has a peculiar habit of mispronouncing the name of the most famous Indian who ever lived. File photo: Reuters / Amit Dave
Posted inIndia, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Modi getting a reputation for gaffes and historical errors

by Vishakha Saxena April 20, 2018February 18, 2020
Drinking water is in short supply as Tamil Nadu is hit by the worst drought in 140 years. Photo: india.com
Posted inIndia, Iraq, Middle East, South Asia, World

India heading for ‘day zero’ water as reservoirs shrink

by Asia Times staff April 16, 2018February 18, 2020
A royal crown. Photo: iStock
Posted inBeijing, China, India, Middle East, South Asia, World

Crowning glory: Xi and Modi’s monarchial ambitions

by M Shamsur Rabb Khan March 17, 2018March 17, 2018
Business tycoon Gautam Adani smiles after addressing the media in Ahmedabad. Photo: AFP/ Sam Panthaky
Posted inAustralia, India, Oceania, South Asia

BJP leader suggests probe into Adani Group’s massive debts

by Asia Times staff March 7, 2018February 18, 2020

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