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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left), shakes hands with India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
May 27, 2026
Rubio seeks to repair U.S.-India relations after Trump-era strains
Several pillars of the U.S.-India relationship have been undermined under U.S. President Donald Trump.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces a difficult situation as the Middle East conflict expands to an area squarely within India’s strategic neighborhood.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 6, 2026
U.S. sinking of Iranian warship piles pressure on India’s Modi
The U.S. attack took place just days after the Iranian ship had participated in a flagship Indian naval exercise at the invitation of New Delhi.
Bangladesh's President Mohammed Shahabuddin (left) shakes hands with newly sworn‑in Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at the South Plaza of the parliament building, following the BNP's landslide victory in the national polls, in Dhaka on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 18, 2026
India seeks reset with Bangladesh as new leader takes oath
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made overtures to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in recent months in an effort to rebuild ties.
Indian officials at the site of an explosion in New Delhi on Monday
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 14, 2025
Modi’s new red line on terrorism raises stakes after New Delhi blast
Following a clash with Pakistan earlier this year, India's prime minister vowed to treat any future attacks on civilians as an "act of war.”
Security officials at the site of an explosion in New Delhi on Monday
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 12, 2025
Blasts rock capitals of India and Pakistan, raising tensions
Suspicions have been running deep between the neighbors following a four-day military clash earlier this year in which both countries conducted strikes on each other.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (center) arrives at the airport in Imphal, in the northeastern state of Manipur, on Saturday. He made his first visit to troubled state since more than 250 people were killed in ethnic clashes there two years ago.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 17, 2025
Modi fends off succession talk in India despite numerous setbacks
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrates his 75th birthday, his party’s unofficial retirement age, his grip on India appears more secure than ever.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the presidential palace in New Delhi on Aug. 5
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 27, 2025
U.S. slams India with 50% tariffs, among highest in the world
The move upends a decadeslong push by Washington to forge closer ties with New Delhi and court India as a counterweight to China.
Employees work at the apparel manufacturing unit at Bhiwandi in the Thane district of India's Maharashtra state on July 30.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 14, 2025
Trump’s 50% tariff threatens India’s manufacturing ambitions
The U.S. is now India’s biggest export market and one of its top sources of foreign investment.
A house damaged during a Pakistani artillery shelling in Poonch, in India-administered Kashmir, on May 14
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 26, 2025
India and Pakistan battle for global sympathy after border truce
Both sides are sending delegations to global capitals to influence international perception of the conflict, as tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals continue to simmer.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha
WORLD / Politics
Apr 21, 2025
Trump’s global trade war hangs over Vance’s India visit
Vance’s visit comes as hopes are running high in India that the country can secure a quick deal and a reprieve from weightier levies.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2020
BUSINESS
Feb 4, 2025
Modi’s Trump strategy sees quick concessions to avoid trade war
Trump has repeatedly singled out India and its high trade barriers, and has pledged reciprocal duties on the South Asian country.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a news conference at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 19, 2024
India’s Modi faces test of resilience in 2025 after year of setbacks
Having secured a third term, the prime minister faces a slowing economy with his political standing decidedly weakened.
Then-U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi embrace at the White House in 2017.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2024
Trump victory gives Modi chance to reset India’s image with West
Trump's administration will likely be less stringent in demanding accountability from New Delhi for its alleged involvement in extra-judicial killings in North America.
Newly elected Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake addresses the nation in Colombo on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 27, 2024
Sri Lanka’s leftist leader faces tough test to alter IMF deal
The new president took office with a mandate to bring relief to citizens, but the hard part is getting the lenders to play along.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Sri Lanka's president-elect, center, departs from the Sri Lankan Election Commission after the announcement of the presidential election results in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 23, 2024
Sri Lanka leftist wins election after vowing to rejig IMF deal
Anura Kumara Dissanayake defeated incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe and opposition leader Sajith Premadasa in the country’s first-ever runoff.
Colombo International Container Terminals, seen from the Galle Face promenade, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Monday
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 20, 2024
A deepening U.S.-China rivalry hangs over Sri Lanka’s election
The three countries are all jockeying for influence with lawmakers and investors.
Sheikh Hasina, then the prime minister of Bangladesh, in her office in Dhaka on June 11, 2023
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 6, 2024
Swift downfall of iron-fisted Sheikh Hasina marks new era in Bangladesh
Hasina saw her 15-year rule as Bangladesh’s prime minister unravel over the course of a bloody weekend that left scores of people dead.
Smoke rises over the city after a Russian missile strike in Kyiv on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 9, 2024
Zelenskyy blasts Modi’s visit to Russia as a blow to peace
India has avoided censuring Russia for its war and abstained at United Nations votes on the issue.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Sept. 16, 2022. This was the two leaders’ last meeting.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 8, 2024
Putin to host Modi after hailing ‘best in history’ ties with China
Diplomats say the Indian prime minister’s visit is meant to send a signal that both sides remain close despite Moscow’s deepening embrace of New Delhi’s rival, Beijing.
Senior member of the Indian National Congress, Shashi Tharoor, says that Narendra Modi and his BJP party seemed "shaken” by a fiery parliamentary speech by opposition leader Rahul Gandhi.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 5, 2024
Modi’s BJP ‘shaken’ by stronger opposition, says Congress leader
The comments come one month after India’s election results showed the Congress-led opposition alliance delivering a surprise setback to the BJP.
Sony takes final bow as standalone TV maker with new Bravia sets
The newest Sony Bravia TVs are likely the brand's final high-end television sets before its TV and home theater business merges with TCL next year.
Deeply entrenched gender roles a key factor in Japan’s low birthrate
Hiroya Masuda (center), head of the Forum for the Future We Choose, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo in March.
Japan’s 2025 census reflects steepest fall in population on record, data shows
Japan's population saw the largest decline on record in 2025, but Tokyo continued to mark a rise in the number of residents.
New Taiwan-Japan ferry service debuts on ship that has war evacuation role
The Yaima Maru ferry, which will operate between Taiwan and Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, is docked in Keelung, Taiwan, Thursday.
Japan and Philippines agree to elevate ties to new level amid China concerns
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. before a meeting at the Akasaka Palace state guest house in Tokyo on Thursday.
Built for speed: Inside Japan’s child protection system
The Children and Families Agency says language should not be a barrier to calling the 189 hotline.
Record number of students in Japan need help learning Japanese
How Japanese-language instruction is provided currently varies widely according to region.
Why youths have become central to tokuryū crimes
With the proliferation of smartphones and growth of an internet-savvy generation, the application pool for dodgy jobs posted on social media or apps like Timee — which matches companies with job-seekers for one-off jobs — began to skew younger.
Even at home, American shoppers are flocking to Japanese supermarkets
Tokyo Central staff offer handroll sushi at its Emeryville outlet in California.
Japan’s automotive industry is driving — slowly — toward a greener future
Toyota's bZ4X electric vehicle at an international car show in Indonesia in August 2023. At 10% of Japan’s economy, the automotive industry is a pillar of the nation.

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