Is democracy still such a good idea?
By Gwynne Dyer They don’t hold world elections, but this is the week when around a third of the planet’s voters get the election results...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
India and the sacred cow debate
When India got its independence from Britain 70 years ago this week, it was founded as a secular democracy – secular because it acknowledged the...
India’s Modi goes to Washington as US partner, but not yet full ally
Two years ago there were questions over whether Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi could get a visa to enter the United States. Next week he...
Modi heads for defeat in Bihar election, early returns show
By Andrew MacAskill and Rupam Jain Nair Prime Minister Narendra Modi was heading for defeat on Sunday in a key election in India’s big state...
Indian PM Modi to visit Pakistan in 2016 in a thaw in ties
By Lidia Kelly Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has agreed to make a landmark visit to Pakistan next year, India’s foreign secretary said on Friday,...
Pakistan court frees on bail accused mastermind of Mumbai attack
By Syed Raza Hassan A Pakistani court freed on bail on Friday a man accused of plotting a 2008 militant assault on India’s financial capital...
India’s Modi deeply concerned about rape of nun; protests flare
By Andrew MacAskill and Rupak De Chowdhuri Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday he was “deeply concerned” about the rape of an elderly...
Ten dead in disputed Kashmir’s worst militant attack in more than a year
By Fayaz Bukhari Gunmen wearing army uniforms on Thursday attacked an Indian army base near the border with Pakistan, leaving ten people dead in the...
Nearly third of Indian cabinet charged with crimes, despite Modi pledge
By Andrew MacAskill Attempted murder, waging war on the state, criminal intimidation and fraud are some of the charges on the rap sheets of ministers...
Taliban group threatens to attack India following border blast
By Jibran Ahmad A new Pakistani Taliban group behind this week’s devastating suicide bombing on the Pakistani-Indian border said on Wednesday the attack was as...
