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Nov 29, 2016
India routs England after Root, Hameed defiance
Joe Root's determination and Haseem Hameed's grit were not enough for England as India won the third test by eight wickets inside four days to go 2-0 up in the five-match series on Tuesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 27, 2016
Economic and political risks of India's demonetization
Has the Indian government burned down its economic house in order to eradicate the pest of corruption?
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JAPAN / Society
Nov 24, 2016
Japan leaves unapproved asylum seekers and kids born in-country with dire choices
Visa please fall on deaf ears as justice ministry insists on executing deportation orders.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 23, 2016
BRICS falls under China's sway
Just as China dominates the other new institutions of which it is a founding member — from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank — it is using BRICS to assertively push its own interests.
EDITORIALS
Nov 15, 2016
A questionable nuclear deal
The Diet must scrutinize whether Abe's nuclear deal with India contradicts Japan's efforts to promote nonproliferation and the abolition of nuclear arms.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 7, 2016
U.K. leader May says Britain can deepen India trade ties before leaving EU
Britain should not wait until it leaves the European Union to develop deeper trade ties with India, Prime Minister Theresa May said in New Delhi on Monday, promising to ease access for Indian business travelers but not for its students.
WORLD
Nov 2, 2016
U.S. Embassy in India warns Americans of Islamic State attack threat
The U.S. Embassy in New Delhi issued a security message to American citizens in India on Tuesday to be vigilant following reports that Islamic State may be planning to attack targets there.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 31, 2016
India's Modi expresses concern over Australia bus death
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed concern over the death of an Indian-origin bus driver killed by an incendiary device thrown into his bus in Brisbane, Australia, last week.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 30, 2016
India destroys four Pakistani military posts along contested border
The Indian Army said it had destroyed four Pakistani military posts on Saturday along its contested border, the latest escalation of tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 27, 2016
Japan's household investors risk rupee-linked bonds amid low yields at home
Japanese household investors are buying rupee-linked bonds like never before as negative interest rates at home prompt them to take greater risks in search for yield.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 25, 2016
Bollywood jingoism rebounds against India
In its long-running battle with neighboring Pakistan, India's in danger once again of shooting itself in the foot.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 24, 2016
China admonishes U.S. for ambassador's visit to disputed India-China border
China admonished the United States on Monday for sending its ambassador in India to a contested stretch of land on the India-China border, warning that a third party's meddling would only complicate the dispute between Beijing and New Delhi.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 24, 2016
Indian police kill 18 Maoist insurgents in eastern state
Indian police killed at least 18 Maoist rebels in the eastern state of Odisha on Monday after tracking them to a remote, forested area where a gunfight erupted shortly after midnight, police said.
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WORLD
Oct 23, 2016
How the world's slums are shaping their futures
Residents of the world's slums are battling to carve out a place in the cities of the future.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 18, 2016
Why Japan and India must be partners in Myanmar
A Japan-India partnership on major projects in Myanmar can help reduce the salience of Chinese influence there.
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WORLD / Politics
Oct 16, 2016
At BRICS summit, Modi accuses Pakistan of being 'mother-ship of terrorism'
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi branded Pakistan a "mother-ship of terrorism" at a summit of the BRICS nations on Sunday, testing the cohesion of a group whose heavyweight member China is a close ally of its South Asian archrival.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 14, 2016
India's critical test on Pakistan
To halt Pakistan-aided terrorist attacks, India needs to employ 'silent war.'
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 14, 2016
Civil-military chasm deepening in Islamabad
Pakistan's civilian government may be living on borrowed time.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 7, 2016
Pathways to a catastrophic India-Pakistan nuclear war
While neither side wants to start a nuclear conflict, miscalculations, rogue launches, misinformation and jihadist provocations could spark one.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Oct 6, 2016
Pakistan cracks down on TV airing Indian content as tension escalates
Pakistan's media regulator has launched a crackdown on companies airing Indian television channels and content, officials said on Thursday, after an escalation of violence in the disputed Kashmir region between the nuclear-armed neighbors.

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