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Indian vendors prepare to move from the banks of the Ganga river as the water level of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers rises due to heavy rainfall, in Allahabad. AFP

India, South Asia, World

How the River Ganges can really be rejuvenated

by Himanshu Thakkar July 31, 2018

(Left) Peoples Democratic Party leader Mehbooba Mufti, (center) Muzaffar Hussain Baig and (right) Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ram Madhav. Wikimedia

India, South Asia

PDP-BJP alliance likely to be revived in Jammu and Kashmir

by Majid Hyderi July 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the BRICS summit last year. Photo: AFP

Beijing, Bhutan, Chengdu, China, India, Pakistan, Shanghai, South Asia, World, Wuhan

A busy year ahead for Indian and Chinese relations

by Rajeshwari Krishnamurthy July 31, 2018

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photo: AFP

India, South Asia

Will India have a new prime minister after 2019 elections?

by Sagarneel Sinha July 31, 2018

Indian men search for coins and gold in the polluted waters of the Ganga river at Sangam after the Kumbh Mela festival, in Allahabad. Photo: AFP

Bangladesh, China, India, Nepal, South Asia, World

Modi government has failed to clean Ganges despite spending billions

by Himanshu Thakkar July 30, 2018July 30, 2018

A file photo taken on July 10, 2008, shows a Chinese soldier (left) next to an Indian soldier at the Nathu La border crossing between India and China in India's northeastern state of Sikkim. Photo: AFP / Diptendu Dutta

Beijing, Bhutan, China, India, South Asia, World, Wuhan

China’s defense chief to visit India, after PLA drills in Tibet

by Asia Times staff July 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Mayawati of the Bahujan Samaj Party at a rally on March 15, 2018. Photo: AFP/The Times of India/Pritam Thakur

India, South Asia

Can the Bahujan Samaj Party join Congress to beat the BJP?

by Neeraj Agrawal July 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Three banknotes in front of sheet of paper with a graph on it symbolizing economic relationships. Photo: iStock

European Union, France, Germany, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

The truth behind India’s jump in global economy rankings

by Vivek Kaul July 25, 2018

Mixed USA and India flag, three dimensional render, illustration: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, European Union, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, Maldives, Mexico, Middle East, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, World

Indian diplomacy and the American Imperium (Part II)

by Dr Shreesh Pathak July 25, 2018July 25, 2018

Mixed USA and India flag, three dimensional render, illustration: iStock

AT Finance, Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Indian diplomacy and the American Imperium (Part I)

by Dr Shreesh Pathak July 24, 2018July 25, 2018

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meeting US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis in 2017. Anadolu Agency via AFP

Afghanistan, India, Middle East, South Asia, World

Realist world: a mere change of name?

by Hamza Liaquat July 24, 2018

A young Indian demonstrator holds a placard at a rally in New Delhi, in protest over a spate of assaults against Muslims and low-caste Dalits by Hindu vigilantes in India. Photo: AFP

India, South Asia

Another day, another lynching: cow vigilantism in India’s culture of impunity

by Angshuman Choudhury July 24, 2018

A woman shouts during a protest against the mob lynching of Muslims who were accused of possessing beef in Mumbai on July 3, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Danish Siddiqui

India, South Asia

Police actions under scrutiny after vigilante mob kills man

by Asia Times staff July 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Congress President Rahul Gandhi hugs Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Parliament during discussions on the No-Confidence Motion on Friday. YouTube

China, India, South Asia

Rahul hugs Modi in parliament as BJP faces no-confidence motion

by Asia Times staff July 20, 2018February 18, 2020

File photo of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and now sacked Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti at a press conference in Srinagar. Photo: AFP

India, South Asia

Fact-check: BJP claim that former Kashmir allies were biased falls flat

by Junaid Nabi Bazaz July 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Peoples Democratic Party President Mehbooba Mufty (L), Bharatiya Janata Party senior leader Lal Krishna Advani and BJP President Amit Shah in the state assembly in Jammu on March 1, 2015. Photo: AFP/Tauseef Mustafa

India, South Asia

Sensing a threat from the BJP, rivals come closer in Kashmir

by Majid Hyderi July 12, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters via China Daily

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Middle East, Pakistan, Philippines, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam

Half-year stock market pulse wavers

by Gary Kleiman July 12, 2018July 12, 2018

JNU

India, South Asia

Why the BJP wants to weaken an Indian university

by Muntaha Amin July 9, 2018

Indo-Pacific map. Image: iStock

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, World, Wuhan

Is India shifting the goalposts in Indo-Pacific debate?

by Swaran Singh July 9, 2018

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal (right) with his deputy Manish Sisodia. Photo: Courtesy Aam Aadmi Party

India, South Asia

India’s federalism takes a hit as Delhi officials defy Supreme Court

by Saikat Datta and Saurav Datta July 6, 2018February 18, 2020

IDBI bank is now being taken over by the Life Insurance Corporation of India. Photo: Wikipedia

India, South Asia

Modi govt prepares for polls by forcing LIC to buy IDBI Bank

by Vivek Kaul July 6, 2018

Junior Home Minister, Kiren Rijiju. Photo: AFP / Prakash Singh

China, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

The Indian government’s chicanery over strategic railways

by Prakash Katoch July 3, 2018

Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje (left) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a function in March 2018. Photo: AFP/ NurPhoto

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, South Asia

Vasundhara Raje defies BJP chief Amit Shah in election year

by Srinand Jha July 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Nepalese Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli (left) chats with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 21, 2018. Photo: AFP / Pool / Greg Baker

Beijing, Bhutan, China, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, World

India’s myopic ‘muscular’ neighborhood policy

by Bhim Bhurtel July 2, 2018July 2, 2018

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a party rally in Guwahati.
Photo: AFP / Biju Boro

Bangladesh, India, South Asia

Unraveling the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Assam chapter

by Angshuman Choudhury June 28, 2018

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping look out over East Lake in Wuhan in this photo taken on April 28, 2018. Their talk aimed to reduce border tensions but it appears to have had limited effect. Photo: AFP/ govt handout

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, China, Germany, India, Israel, Middle East, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Frequent flier Modi ‘goes missing on key issues at home’

by Vishakha Saxena and Aritry Das June 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: AFP/John MacDougall

AT Finance, Beijing, Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, Wuhan

China intrudes into Arunachal, but Indian Foreign Ministry in denial

by Prakash Katoch June 26, 2018June 26, 2018

Three banknotes in front of sheet of paper with a graph on it symbolizing economic relationships. Photo: iStock

India, South Asia

The false hope and numbers around Modi government’s economy

by Vivek Kaul June 25, 2018

Members of an Indian Hindu outfit, Hindu Sena, burn posters bearing the image of Bollywood superstar Priyanka Chopra, who appeared in an episode of the US TV series Quantico that showed Indian nationalists trying to frame Pakistan in a terrorist plot, in New Delhi on June 9, 2018. Photo: AFP / Chandan Khanna

China, India, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Rejecting the saffron narrative

by Sabena Siddiqui June 25, 2018

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath (L) and yoga Guru Baba Ramdev. Photos: AFP

India, Middle East, South Asia

Will competing monks help the BJP regain lost ground?

by Kanchan Srivastava June 22, 2018February 18, 2020