Ballot counting showed Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP, was poised to wrest control of the states of Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan from the Indian National Congress, India’s main opposition party
Putin noted the criticism of Russia’s action in Ukraine but sought to deflect attention from it by pointing at civilian suffering in the Israel-Hamas war
The move ramps up a confrontation between the two countries over Canadian accusations that India may have been involved in the killing of a Sikh separatist leader in suburban Vancouver
The South Asian giant is striving to capitalize on its geopolitical position and huge domestic market to establish itself as a manufacturing heavyweight. The city of Bangalore exemplifies its potential and its remaining challenges
The revelation came as India stopped issuing visas to Canadian citizens as the rift widened over allegations by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of suspected Indian involvement in the death of Hardeep Singh Nijjar
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said it will be implemented in the 2029 national elections following a new census and an adjustment of voting districts after next year’s polls
On Wednesday, the ministry issued an updated travel advisory urging its citizens traveling in Canada and especially those studying in the North American country to be cautious
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday that his government was investigating ‘credible allegations’ that Indian government agents were linked to the slaying on June 18 when Nijjar was gunned down outside a Sikh cultural center
India rejected the allegations that it may have been involved in the assassination of Sikh independence advocate Hardeep Singh Niijar, calling them ‘absurd.’ The dueling expulsions escalate tensions between the two countries
Trudeau said in Parliament that Canadian intelligence agencies have been looking into the allegations after Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a strong supporter of an independent Sikh homeland known as Khalistan, was gunned down on June 18
The corridor would help to boost trade, transport energy resources and improve digital connectivity. It would include India, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Israel, and the European Union
There had been serious doubt that an agreement could be adopted because of disagreements among members, most centrally on differences about the war in Kyiv
New Delhi seeks to become a reference for the Global South as it gets closer to Washington. But tension with China will complicate a consensus this weekend
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government hopes the effort, with a $120 million price tag, will help showcase the world’s most populous nation’s cultural prowess
The two men used ‘opaque investment funds based in the island nation of Mauritius’ to obscure their involvement in controlling up to nearly 14% of the public shares
India has consistently appealed for the fractured grouping to reach consensus on issues that disproportionately affect developing countries, or the so-called Global South
The Russian president’s travel to Johannesburg was complicated by an outstanding International Criminal Court warrant for his arrest over the abduction of children from Ukraine
The prime minister spoke of Manipur only after opposition lawmakers had called for a no-confidence vote, accusing him of staying silent as the northeastern state governed by his party convulsed in months of ethnic violence
Parliament will consider a no-confidence motion against his government this week, and while it’s almost certain to be defeated, its proponents want the motion to force Modi to address the Manipur crisis
Gandhi is a fierce critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his main challenger in the 2024 polls. He was ousted from Parliament after his conviction by a magistrate’s court in March