Cricket, a big business in India, brings star power to the U.S. with the country's first world cup
A major cricket world cup is coming to U.S. soil for the first time in June as the sport sets out to chart its future in the U.S.
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Why Apple is betting big on India
"There are a lot of people coming into the middle class, and I really feel that India is at a tipping point, and it's great to be there," Apple CEO Tim Cook said in May last year.
Doubts swirl as India aims to be a developed economy by 2047: ‘there is a big gap’
But economists say a host of legacy issues that could hinder investments still need to be tackled for India to achieve developed nation status.
With BrahMos missile delivery to Philippines, India sets out its arms stall for Southeast Asia
Walter Ladwig, a senior international-relations lecturer at King’s College London, called the missile sale a “very interesting development” given India’s traditional lack of a strong relationship with the Philippines.
‘Children of the Ganges’ - the boatmen of India’s Varanasi
Their lives are deeply entwined with the sacred river Ganges but Varanasi’s mallah community say they have been overlooked.
India election: Modi falls back on anti-Muslim rhetoric in bid to boost BJP’s poll fortunes
His apparent reversion to sectarian politics has raised concerns about a breach of election standards, even as observers say the move is unlikely to add to the Hindu-nationalist BJP’s existing vote bank.
Maldives pro-China ruling party tipped to win election
MALE — The Maldives' ruling party is set to win a two-thirds majority in Sunday's parliamentary election, local media said, a result likely to push the Indian Ocean island nation further towards China and away from its longtime ally India.