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INDIA

ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 19, 2014
Pakistan to appeal bail for man accused of masterminding Mumbai attack
Pakistan plans to appeal a court decision to grant bail to a man accused of masterminding 2008 attacks in India's financial capital that killed 166 people, prosecutors said on Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 14, 2014
In Modi's India, green shoots of reform from a desert state
The reformist government that many Indians and free-market flag-bearers had hoped would emerge after this year's election isn't in New Delhi — at least not yet. It's a dusty day's drive to the southwest.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Dec 11, 2014
Suicides rise among young as Indian society modernizes; mental health problems go untreated
Pinki Chauhan, a straight-A Indian physics and math student, arrived at her university campus shortly after breakfast, poured gasoline over her wispy frame and lit a match.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 10, 2014
Two prisoners killed, 13 escape in Indian chilli powder jailbreak
Two prisoners were killed, three were injured and 13 escaped in India's eastern state of Jharkhand on Tuesday after they threw chilli powder in the faces of police bringing them back to jail from a court appearance.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 3, 2014
Rattled by Chinese subs, India joins other nations in rebuilding fleet
India is speeding up a navy modernization program and leaning on its neighbors to curb Chinese submarine activity in the Indian Ocean, as nations in the region become increasingly jittery over Beijing's growing undersea prowess.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 1, 2014
Tibet core to Sino-Indian ties
Tibet historically was the buffer that separated the Chinese and Indian civilizations. Ever since Communist China, in one of its first acts, gobbled up that buffer with India, Tibet has remained the core matter with India.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Dec 1, 2014
30 years after deadly disaster, Bhopal's toxic legacy lingers on in India
Beyond the iron gates of the derelict pesticide plant where one of the world's worst industrial disasters occurred, administrative buildings lie in ruins, vegetation overgrown and warehouses bolted.
COMMENTARY
Nov 27, 2014
In India, sadly, flying and fighting go together
Why do manners go out the window as soon as Indians board a plane?
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 24, 2014
Narendra Modi takes India's mojo to Australia
The process of Australia being drawn toward Asia is one in which a more ambitious India now looks set to play a much bigger part.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 13, 2014
Women face hasty surgery, dirty clinics in Indian sterilization drive
The scene in the gloomy room where 83 women were sterilized last weekend is repeated routinely at makeshift contraception clinics across India: bloodstained sheets that aren't changed between patients, and hasty two-minute surgeries.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 11, 2014
Righteous sectarian hatred returns to India
With Indian state elections approaching, parts of Delhi are again awash with manufactured hate amid a resurgence of communal violence elsewhere in the country.
WORLD
Nov 6, 2014
Officials fear al-Qaida is grooming Indian militants for big attacks
Decrypted communications between Indian Mujahideen (IM) and al-Qaida and testimony from suspects have triggered alarm among intelligence officials in New Delhi: the groups appear to be working together to launch major attacks in the region.
WORLD
Nov 3, 2014
Chinese submarine docks in Sri Lanka despite Indian concerns
Sri Lanka has allowed a Chinese submarine and a warship to dock at its port in Colombo, officials said on Sunday, despite concerns raised by India about China's warming relations with the Indian Ocean island nation.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 28, 2014
SoftBank invests $627 million in Indian online retailer Snapdeal
SoftBank Corp. will invest $627 million in Indian e-retailer Snapdeal.com to tap the growing online market there.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 22, 2014
India working its magic on Narendra Modi
The difference between the BJP and all other major Indian political parties today can be boiled down to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's energy, charisma and political capital.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 22, 2014
India to step up travel surveillance to stop any Ebola outbreak
India stepped up its efforts on Tuesday to prevent an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, conducting mock drills at its airports and installing surveillance systems.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 21, 2014
In bid to keep control over messages, interviews, Modi retains state media
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has anointed India's state-backed broadcaster as his media brand of choice, helping to shield his government from tough questions and prompting private news outlets to complain that they are being kept out of the loop.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 20, 2014
Modi's BJP makes big gains in Indian state polls
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party has made big gains in two Indian state elections, results showed Sunday, in an endorsement likely to encourage him to step up the pace of economic reforms.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 17, 2014
Pakistan's internal dynamics keep a lasting peace with India at bay
Every time a Pakistani leader has moved to build better ties with India, Pakistan's politically strong military has masterminded a cross-border attack or terrorist strike. India is signaling that its response to Pakistan's military strategy will no longer be survival by a thousand bandages.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 12, 2014
Malala becomes lightning rod for anger over neglect of her hometown in Pakistan
In the hometown of Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, the students at the government-run Girls' High School Mingora sit cross-legged on sacks and sheets on the floor because there is not enough furniture.

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