‘Separated’: Why is India sealing its Myanmar border, dividing families?
Families, trade and life in this pocket of northeast India knew no national borders. Until now, with a pre-election decision threatening to rupture everything they’ve known.
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Is China’s recovery a riskier bet than India’s boom? Maybe not
Hardly a day goes by without comparisons being drawn between India and China. Such contrasts are invariably inapt and misleading. Not only is India’s economy one-fifth of China’s, the structure of the two economies and the nations’ development paths and political systems are vastly different.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to address Congress amid skepticism about US role abroad
WASHINGTON (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will head to Capitol Hill on Thursday for an address to U.S. lawmakers meant to underscore the importance of keeping a strong partnership between the two countries at a time of tension in the Asia-Pacific and skepticism in Congress about U.S. involvement abroad.
India-Pakistan formal dialogue unlikely as cross-border terrorism remains sticking point
Though Delhi has not officially reacted to the news, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in a TV interview last Saturday said his country would kill anyone who disturbed the peace in India and fled to Pakistan, in response to a question about the report’s authenticity.
Modi’s claim on Sri Lankan island may be more than Indian election talk
Worryingly, India’s external affairs minister S. Jaishankar backed Modi’s assertion at a press conference and spoke of finding a “solution”. Jaishankar’s statements raise the possibility that India could formally assert a claim over the island and that Indian fishermen will demand a return of fishing rights in the waters around it.
Apple doubles India iPhone production to $14 billion as it shifts from China: Report
Apple produced $14 billion worth of iPhones in India over the last fiscal year, a sign of the company's continued effort to manufacture more devices outside of China, a report from Bloomberg said Wednesday.
China-India-US power balance at stake in 2 elections
Two elections this year may shift the triangular balance of power among China, India and the US.
Southeast Asia still doesn’t ‘know India’, survey shows, as New Delhi urged to boost engagement with region
Despite historical and cultural connections between India and Southeast Asia, many from the latter do not seem to “know India” nor its global role well enough, with observers urging New Delhi to do more to influence opinion-makers and engage with the region.