India conducts first flight of missile that can carry multiple warheads
Delhi has been developing its missile systems for years now, especially as its competition with China grows.
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India conducts first test flight of domestically developed missile that can carry multiple warheads
NEW DELHI (AP) — India has successfully conducted its first test flight of a domestically developed missile that can carry multiple warheads, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday.
India implements ‘anti-Muslim’ 2019 citizenship law weeks before election
Modi’s government announces rules to implement the controversial law, weeks before he seeks a rare third term in vote due by May.
India moves to implement citizenship law opposed by Muslims, weeks before election
Modi’s government had not crafted implementation rules for the law, after protests and sectarian violence broke out in New Delhi and elsewhere within weeks of the law’s December 2019 enactment. Scores were killed and hundreds injured during days of clashes.
Can India forge a 3-way partnership with Japan, South Korea to ‘counter China’s actions’?
Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar last week visited Seoul and Tokyo, meeting his counterparts and other top politicians, in a trip focused on strengthening security and economic ties with each nation.
‘Ball in Sri Lanka’s court’ as Japan seeks to deepen ties in bid to counter China’s Indo-Pacific influence
Sri Lanka’s vital location in the Indian Ocean and Japan’s rivalry with China over Indo-Pacific influence are strong incentives for Tokyo to mend bilateral relations with Colombo strained by the cancellation of a major infrastructure project, experts have said.
India inks 'watershed' $100 billion free trade deal with four non-EU nations
India will lift most tariffs on four nations in Europe in a "watershed" deal that is expected to yield $100 billion worth of investment over 15 years and one billion jobs for the world's fifth-largest economy.
'The ultimate adventure': Why more Indian travelers are taking extreme road trips
Meenakshi Sai, 51, looks like any other Indian woman, dressed in a saree and sporting a bindi on her forehead.