India’s media – captured and censored
Across almost every form of media in India – social, broadcast and print – Narendra Modi and the BJP hold sway.
South Asia in asian news
India heatwave kills at least 56 in 3 months, 25,000 affected by heatstroke, as climate change worsens hot weather
India saw nearly 25,000 cases of suspected heatstroke and 56 people lost their lives after several heatwave days across the country from March-May, local media reported, citing government data.
Australian Journalist Says She Was Pushed Out of India
A senior journalist with Australia’s national broadcaster says she was effectively pushed out of India after her reporting on Sikh separatism angered the Indian government, accusing the authorities of hindering her from going to events, seeking to have her reporting taken down and refusing for weeks to renew her visa.
India’s government accused of targeting foreign reporters who have ‘crossed the line’
Avani Dias, South Asia correspondent for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), was busy with work when she received a call last month from the Indian Ministry of External Affairs telling her that her routine visa extension would be denied.
Friday Briefing: India’s Election Begins
Voting begins today in a multistage election in India in which hundreds of millions of people will cast ballots. The election will determine whether their country’s powerful prime minister, Narendra Modi, will stay in office for a third term.
South China Sea: as India backs Philippines against Beijing, a different border issue looms large
If China is allowed to intimidate less powerful countries like the Philippines without criticism, analysts say, it could also become more combative in its other disputes, meaning India’s “interference” was likely aimed at boosting its own negotiating position in their shared border row.
Will Kyiv’s ‘conciliatory’ stance change India’s neutrality on Russia-Ukraine war?
His visit marked a change in the diplomatic tone adopted by Ukraine, which had in August 2022 accused India of buying cheap Russian oil tainted with “Ukrainian blood” during the conflict.
India set to be renewable energy hub with hundreds of billions earmarked for projects
At the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit earlier this month, Asia’s wealthiest tycoon Gautam Adani pledged a staggering US$24 billion for various green energy projects in the western Indian state over the next five years.
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