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India’s new climate change goals prompt discussion on whether it is doing enough
India has pledged higher targets on climate but the new goals, which omit a specific target for renewable energy, have prompted a debate on whether the world's fourth biggest emitter of carbon dioxide is doing enough to fight global…
India’s Narendra Modi remains frontrunner for 2024 elections despite exit of ally
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling coalition is likely to win a smaller parliamentary majority in India's next general election less than two years away, a new survey shows, but he remains by far the most popular choice to lead the…
Kashmir rebels storm India army camp; 3 soldiers, 2 attackers die
At least two suspected rebels armed with guns and grenades attack the camp in remote Darhal area of southern Rajouri district.
Suspected rebels have attacked an Indian army post in Indian-administered Kashmir, killing three soldiers, while…
India withdraws controversial proposed data protection law
India has withdrawn a proposed personal data protection law amid concerns from big technology companies and privacy advocates about data use and government control.
Four years after being in the works, the highly debated law was revoked…
India police break up Muharram processions in Kashmir
Some main Muharram processions have been banned in Indian-administered Kashmir since armed rebellion broke out in 1989.
Police have detained dozens of people in Indian-administered Kashmir as they dispersed Shia Muslims who attempted to…
Government critics fear India’s revised anti-money-laundering laws may be used against them
A decision by India's Supreme Court to uphold the powers of the country's financial crime investigation agency has drawn flak, with legal experts concerned that the authorities can continue to detain suspects without bail on weak evidence.…
Renewed interest in ‘sanction-proof’ Russia-Iran-India trade belt
In July, 39 containers of wooden laminate sheets were sent by train from Russia through Turkmenistan and into Iran. The containers are now moving from Iran by sea to the port city of Mumbai in India.
It is being followed closely as it is…
India withdraws data protection and privacy bill
The 2019 law had proposed stringent regulations on cross-border data flows but had raised concerns among tech giants.
India’s government has withdrawn a data protection and privacy bill which was first proposed in 2019 and had alarmed big…
World’s rice supply faces new threat from lack of rain in India
Rice could emerge as the next challenge for global food supply as a shortage of rain in parts of India, by far the world's biggest exporter, has caused planting areas to shrink to the smallest in about three years.
The threat to India's…
India’s faltering rice output can cause a new food crisis
Threat to the output of the world’s biggest rice exporter comes when food costs are soaring, inflation rampant globally.
Rice could emerge as the next challenge for global food supply as a shortage of rain in parts of India, by far the…