Tag: India
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Modi touts roaring economy as he seeks reelection, but many feel left behind
Narendra Modi swept to power a decade ago on promises to transform India’s economy, and it would be hard to argue he hasn’t made strides. As ... -
Illiberal democracy in India and the West turning a blind eye
India is the “largest democracy in the world” (970 million voters in the current elections). According to the Democracy Index 2023 by the unsuspecting Economist’s Intelligence ... -
Why voters in south are more resistant to Modi’s Hindu-centric politics
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has wielded near-total control over Indian politics since coming to power 10 years ago, with one exception: He has failed to win ... -
Misinformation surges on social media: ‘The whole country is paying the price’
Bollywood stars seldom weigh in on politics, so videos showing two celebrities criticizing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi — and endorsing his main opposition, the Congress ... -
The end of secularism in India?
Since the era of Ashoka (250 BC), with pauses during the Mughal era, there has been religious freedom and a separation between the state and religious ... -
Once a fringe ideology, Hindu nationalism is now mainstream, thanks to Modi’s decade in power
Hindu nationalism, once a fringe ideology in India, is now mainstream. Nobody has done more to advance this cause than Prime Minister Narendra Modi, one of ... -
Colorful roadshows and rallies mark election season
Every five years, the world’s most populous democracy holds a giant election for millions of Indians to cast their vote on a new parliament. And it ... -
Modi vows to boost social spending, make country into a manufacturing hub ahead of election
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday vowed to boost social spending, develop infrastructure and make India into a global manufacturing hub as companies shift away from ... -
Protesters in remote Ladakh demand protection of fragile ecology
Thousands of people in the remote region of Ladakh have been protesting for over two weeks in freezing temperatures, demanding constitutional provisions from the Indian government ... -
Grueling conditions in Indian shrimp industry that report calls ‘dangerous and abusive’
Noriko Kuwabara was excited to try a new recipe she’d seen on social media for crispy shrimp spring rolls, so she and her husband headed to ... -
Multi-phase election will stretch over 44 days
From April 19 to June 1, nearly 970 million Indians — or over 10% of the global population — are eligible to vote in general elections. ... -
Bengaluru is fast running out of water, and a long, scorching summer still looms
Bhavani Mani Muthuvel and her family of nine have around five 20-liter buckets worth of water for the week for cooking, cleaning and household chores. “From ... -
Delhi seeks to boost rooftop solar, especially for its remote areas
Just a few years ago, someone who wanted to install a rooftop solar connection in India faced getting multiple approvals, finding a reliable company to install ... -
A row over sandy beaches reveals fault lines in India-Maldives relations
The Maldives president yesterday [Macau time] suspended three of his deputy ministers for posting derogatory comments against India, its closest neighbor and the source of much ... -
Police arrest publisher of independent news site after conducting raids
Police in New Delhi have arrested the editor of a news website and one of its administrators after raiding the homes of journalists working for the ... -
India, US army chiefs call for free and stable Indo-Pacific as Chinese influence grows
India’s army chief yesterday said the country was committed to maintaining a free and stable Indo-Pacific, where the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all nations is ... -
New Delhi expels Canadian diplomat, escalating tensions
India expelled one of Canada’s top diplomats today [Macau time], ramping up a confrontation between the two countries over Canadian accusations that India may have been ... -
British PM Sunak chides Beijing after report that a Parliament staffer is a suspected Beijing spy
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak chastised China’s premier yesterday [Macau time] for “unacceptable” interference in British democracy, after a newspaper reported that a researcher in Parliament was ... -
Biden aims to use G20 summit and Vietnam visit to highlight US as alternative to China
President Joe Biden is looking to demonstrate to the world at the Group of 20 summit in India and during a stop in Vietnam that the United States and its like-minded ... -
Modi uses the G20 summit to advertise his global reach, court voters at home
Major roads in New Delhi are teeming with giant posters and billboards announcing India’s presidency of this week’s summit of the Group of 20 nations. And ... -
India launches a spacecraft to study the sun after successful landing near the moon’s south pole
India launched its first space mission to study the sun on Saturday, less than two weeks after a successful uncrewed landing near the south polar region ... -
India lands a spacecraft near the moon’s south pole, a world first
India yesterday made history as it became the first country in the world to land a spacecraft near the moon’s south pole, an uncharted territory that ... -
India and China pledge to maintain ‘peace and tranquility’ along disputed border
Chinese and Indian military commanders pledged to “maintain the peace and tranquility” along their disputed border, China’s Defense Ministry said, in an apparent effort by the ... -
G20 ministers reach agreement on most, but not all, climate issues
The final meeting of climate and environment ministers from the world’s largest economies ended without an agreement or joint statement Friday despite pleas from leading figures ... -
Modi breaks silence over ethnic violence in Manipur after video shows mob molesting women
Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke more than two months of public silence over deadly ethnic clashes in India’s northeast, saying yesterday that the assaults of two ... -
Crowds cheer as India launches a lander and rover to explore the moon’s south
An Indian spacecraft blazed its way toward the far side of the moon Friday in a follow-up mission to its failed effort nearly four years ago ... -
Putin says Russia is ‘united as never before’ at meeting of Russia-China led security group
President Vladimir Putin claimed yesterday that the Russian people were “united as never before,” as he sought to project confidence in the wake of a short-lived ... -
Days of sweltering heat, power cuts in northern India overwhelm hospitals as death toll climbs
A scorching heat wave in two of India’s most populous states has overwhelmed hospitals, filled a morgue to capacity and disrupted power, forcing staff to use ... -
As India grieves train crash that killed 275, relatives try to identify bodies of loved ones
Families of the victims of India’s deadliest train crash in decades filled a hospital in Bhubaneswar city on Monday to try to identify the bodies of ... -
Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi calls on US audience to stand up for ‘modern India’
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi pressed his criticism of the country’s leadership in a speech yesterday [Macau time], calling for Indians in the U.S. and back ... -
Indian railways official says error in signaling system led to crash
The derailment in eastern India that killed more than 300 people and injured hundreds was caused by an error in the electronic signaling system that led ... -
G20 officials arrive in disputed Kashmir as authorities reduces visibility of security in disputed region
Delegates from the Group of 20 nations arrived in Indian-controlled Kashmir yesterday to participate in a tourism meeting condemned by China and Pakistan, as authorities significantly ... -
Modi to visit White House in June as Biden seeks stronger ties amid competition with China
President Joe Biden will host Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House next month, courting an Indo-Pacific leader with whom he has sought stronger ... -
India meets with China, Russia before Central Asia forum
India’s foreign minister held talks yesterday with counterparts from China and Russia ahead of a meeting of a Central Asian security forum. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said he ... -
India will be most populous country by month’s end, UN says
India will be the world’s most populous country by the end of this month, eclipsing an aging China, the United Nations said yesterday [Macau time]. The ...
