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Lord Jagannath at the ISKCON temple, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

India, Iran, Middle East, South Asia

Regional identities will challenge BJP’s 2019 Hindutva push

by Om Routray April 26, 2018

Sri Lanka's former President Mahinda Rajapaksa waves at his supporters at the end of the five-day protest march from Kandy about 116 km to Colombo, in Sri Lanka, August 1, 2016. Photo: Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, World

Why Colombo remains a challenge for New Delhi

by Ana Pararajasingham April 26, 2018

A graphical representation of the 2018 World Press Freedom Index. Map: RSF

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Cambodia, China, India, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, World

India falls further in press freedom rankings

by Asia Times staff April 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend the group photo session during the BRICS Summit at the Xiamen International Conference and Exhibition Center in Xiamen, southeastern China's Fujian province on September 4, 2017. File Photo: Reuters / Kenzaburo Fukuhara / Pool

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, Bhutan, China, India, Japan, Maldives, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, South Asia, Taiwan, World, Wuhan

Pragmatic India junks past rhetoric for Xi-Modi summit

by Manoj Joshi April 25, 2018

Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, left, shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing on April 22, 2018. Photo: Reuters via Madoka Ikegami/Pool

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Nepal, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World, Wuhan

A whiff of Sino-Indian détente is in the air

by M.K. Bhadrakumar April 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian SU-30 fighter jet. Photo: Defense Forum India

China, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia

India’s new think tank for military strategy planning misses the mark

by Prakash Katoch April 23, 2018April 24, 2018

India Collage Pattern. Traditional Indian theme. Texture background. Photo: iStock

India, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

BJP weaves increasingly bizarre historic narrative

by Shafquat Rabbee April 23, 2018April 23, 2018

Modi has a peculiar habit of mispronouncing the name of the most famous Indian who ever lived. File photo: Reuters / Amit Dave

India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Modi getting a reputation for gaffes and historical errors

by Vishakha Saxena April 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Bihar's Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is an isolated man in his state. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

India, South Asia

Political reckoning for BJP in India’s northern states

by Srinand Jha April 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, center, with Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and others at the new Indira Canteen in Bangalore on Wednesday. Photo: Hindustan Times

India, South Asia

BJP cadres hit the road in Karnataka with eye on 2019 polls

by Sameer Chougaonkar April 19, 2018

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during the inauguration of DefExpo 2018 in Chennai, India, on April 12, 2018. Photo: Reuters / P. Ravikumar

China, India, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

India’s DefExpo 2018 – miles to go

by Prakash Katoch April 19, 2018

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

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, World

US revival of the quad might have died

by Ken Moak April 19, 2018

Protesters in Kolkata make their views about India's demonetization known. Photo: AFP / Dibyangshu SARKAR

India, South Asia

Is India’s latest cash crunch a legacy of demonetization?

by Vivek Kaul April 18, 2018April 18, 2018

Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir of Iceland, Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen of Denmark, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, Prime Minister Stefan Lofven of Sweden, Prime Minister Juha Sipila of Finland and Prime Minister Erna Solberg of Norway pose for a group photo during a Nordic-Indian Summit at Grand Hotel, in Stockholm, Sweden April 17, 2018. Photo: TT News Agency/Henrik Montgomery

China, European Union, India, South Asia, World

Modi reboots India’s connect with Nordic nations after decades

by Vivek Katju April 18, 2018

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

Beijing, China, India, Middle East, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

Shanghai spirit permeates Sino-Indian dialogue

by M.K. Bhadrakumar April 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Nepalese police stand guard in Kathmandu. Photo: AFP

India, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia

Indian consulate in Nepal damaged by bomb

by Asia Times staff April 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Students take part in a candlelight procession on April 13, 2018, as they protest over the rape and murder of an eight-year-old nomad girl, in Kathua, near Jammu. Photo: Reuters/ Mukesh Gupta

India, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Family of slain nomad girl reject payout, say killers must hang

by Umar Shah April 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photo: Reuters/Mikhail Metzel/ TASS

Australia, India, New Zealand, Oceania, South Asia

Modi government refuses to acknowledge India’s jobs crisis

by Vivek Kaul April 13, 2018

Tamils gather in a big rally over water rights in Chennai on April 10.
They called for IPL games in the city be cancelled. The state of Tamil Nadu has seen mounting protests over a disputed accord with neighbouring Karnataka state on how to share water from the Cauvery river. Photo: AFP/ Arun Sankar

India, South Asia, World

India PM swamped by ‘Go Back Modi’ protest in Tamil Nadu

by Asia Times staff April 12, 2018February 18, 2020

Revenue Secretary Dr Hasmukh Adhia (centre), a key player in arbitration on the Vodafone tax case, talks at a press conference in New Delhi in July 2017. Photo: Wikipedia

India, South Asia

Was Modi kept in the dark about moves in the Vodafone tax battle?

by Saikat Datta April 11, 2018February 18, 2020

Times Now editor-in-chief Rahul Shivshankar anchored the controversial segment. Photo: Quora

India, South Asia

Fear, loss of jobs as Indian TV brands people ‘Hindu haters’

by Vishakha Saxena April 11, 2018February 18, 2020

Nepali Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli (L) with Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh after his arrival at Indira Gandhi international airport in New Delhi on Friday. Photo: AFP/MONEY SHARMA

Beijing, China, India, Nepal, South Asia, World

Nepal PM visits India, but will he be able to revive ties?

by Asia Times staff April 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has a long history of ill health. Photo: Reuters/Saumya Khandelwal

India, South Asia

India’s Finance Minister may need a kidney transplant

by Asia Times staff April 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Map of Pakistan. Image: iStock

Afghanistan, China, European Union, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Turkey, World

The propaganda war against Pakistan’s military

by Atta Rasool Malik April 4, 2018

Determining fake news from facts can often be difficult. Photo: iStock

India, Iran, Middle East, South Asia

Indian government tries to frame rules to curb ‘fake news’

by Asia Times staff April 3, 2018February 18, 2020

At the time of his death, judge Loya was hearing a controversial case involving alleged gangster Sohrabuddin Sheikh, his wife and an associate. Photo: Twitter

India, South Asia

Report claims ‘manipulations’ in dead judge’s autopsy

by Asia Times staff April 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Dr B R Ambedkar, the lead architect of India's Constitution, with his wife Savita, in 1948. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

India, South Asia

Renaming Dr. Ambedkar in modern-day India stems from caste hatred

by Mangesh Dahiwale March 30, 2018

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

AT Finance, China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Taiwan

Taiwan’s role in transforming India’s northeast

by Sriparna Pathak March 30, 2018March 30, 2018

Rohingya refugees stretch their hands to receive aid distributed by local organisations at Balukhali makeshift refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, September 14, 2017. Reuters photographer Danish Siddiqui: "I was going past one of the refugee camps when I stopped to photograph this aid distribution along a road. As the aid distribution got a bit chaotic, volunteers started throwing water bottles from the truck towards the refugees. I placed myself to get the newly made camp in the background as it showed how newly arrived Rohingyas living in these small makeshift shelters were in desperate need of aid." REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, India, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, South Asia

India, China and the Rohingya issue

by Pema Tseten March 24, 2018March 26, 2018

Indian army recruits wearing ceremonial uniform march during their passing out parade in Rangreth, on the outskirts of Srinagar February 26, 2018. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

China, India, South Asia

India’s proposed military ‘theater commands’ a mirage

by Prakash Katoch March 22, 2018March 22, 2018