India

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi boldly declared that his country was ready to "feed the world" after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Less than four months later, the government needs to consider grain imports. Even before Modi made his…

In the western state of Gujarat, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is trying to make inroads into Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state with promises of monthly allowances and free electricity. If voted in during elections expected later this…

After waiting for more than two years to return to Jinan, China, to complete her medical degree, fourth-year Indian student Rachita Kurmi, 21, received good news last Saturday (Aug 13). Chinese Ambassador to India Sun Weidong said the…

Billionaire investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, locally known as India’s Warren Buffett due to his penchant for equity investing, has died. He was 62. The veteran stock market investor was a self-made trader, and invested in several established…

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…

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…

India has withdrawn a proposed personal data protection law amid concerns from big technology companies and privacy advocates about data use and government control. Four years after being in the works, the highly debated law was revoked…

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.…

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…

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…