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ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 21, 2015
India and Russia eye nuclear, helicopter deals during Modi's Moscow visit
India's prime minister is expected to promote deals for Russian nuclear reactors and military helicopters worth billions of dollars on a trip to Moscow next week, attracted by promises to transfer technology that Western nations have been slow to make.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 20, 2015
Youngest member of gang involved in 2012 Delhi bus rape incident handed over to NGO
After a court refused to extend his three-year sentence, the youngest of six people convicted of the 2012 gang rape of a woman was freed Sunday, a lawyer said.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 16, 2015
Japan, South Korea stick to coal plant policies despite global climate deal
After signing the climate pact in Paris, Japan and South Korea press ahead with plans to open scores of new coal-fired power plants.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 15, 2015
Restarting India's faltering economic revolution
If Narendra Modi makes tough decisions in leading his country forward, the 21st century might end up being the Indian Century. But if so, he can't delay much longer in putting his words into action.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 15, 2015
Japan and India get serious
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to India highlighted the two countries' growing economic and security ties.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 9, 2015
China, India can drive a renewable revolution
Forget climate change — it just makes economic sense for China and India to embrace renewable energy sources.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 7, 2015
In wake of Paris attack, India risks missing lessons from Mumbai massacre
Last month, during an exercise to test India's readiness for a militant attack, teams of coast guards approached Mumbai and surrounding areas by sea, just as assailants did before deadly strikes in 2008. Several teams slipped through undetected.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 4, 2015
Forget 'smart' new cities; India needs old ones to be less dumb
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has grand designs to build 100 futuristic "smart" cities in India, but as this week's devastating flooding in Chennai shows, fixing today's accident-prone metropolises appears to be the more pressing task.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Dec 4, 2015
Religious leaders in India, home to half world's slaves, vow to end slavery
Indian religious leaders vowed on Thursday to use their influence to end modern slavery, saying the exploitation, abuse and confinement of millions of men, women and children around the world was a "crime against God."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 3, 2015
Indian Army battles deadly flooding to rescue survivors
Floods that have killed 210 people in southern India began to recede on Thursday, giving rescue teams a chance to evacuate thousands of residents stranded by the heaviest cloudburst in the city of Chennai in over a century.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 1, 2015
India must up its game in S.E. Asia
Smaller states in Southeast Asia are looking to India to act as a counterweight to China's growing influence. It remains to be seen if New Delhi can live up to its full potential as well as the region's expectations.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Nov 30, 2015
Smog chokes Chinese, Indian capitals as climate talks begin
The capitals of the world's two most populous nations, China and India, were blanketed in hazardous, choking smog Monday as climate change talks began in Paris, where leaders of both countries are among the participants.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Nov 28, 2015
Asia mostly backsliding on democratic values
In Japan, lawyers are fortunately not arrested by the state for doing their job, as they are in China. Nor are academics faced with indictment for challenging mainstream history narratives, as in South Korea.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 26, 2015
Suzuki aims to take some Maruti turf in India
After trust issues doomed Suzuki Motor Corp.'s alliance with Volkswagen AG, the Japanese carmaker now has to win over shareholders skeptical of plans for its crucial partnership with India's largest carmaker.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Nov 20, 2015
Fake pesticides endanger crops and human health in India
Millions of unsuspecting Indian farmers are spraying fake pesticides onto their fields, contaminating soil, cutting crop yields and putting both food security and human health at risk in the country of 1.25 billion people.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 13, 2015
Modi can turn Bihar setback into opportunity
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi should learn from his ill-considered foray into the state election in Bihar and refocus on the needs of the nation as a whole.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2015
India's drive to increase its involvement in Africa
New Delhi holds a summit of African leaders, marking India's continuing search for markets and resources on the continent.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 29, 2015
Why India must take climate change seriously
Given India's vulnerability to climate change, it should take a leading role in the fight against climate change.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 29, 2015
India says top militant killed in Kashmir region
Indian security forces in Kashmir killed on Thursday a top commander of Islamist militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), who allegedly was involved in several attacks in the disputed region in recent years, an official said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 28, 2015
India playing catch-up to China in Africa
India is scrambing to catch up with China in the competition for African markets and resources.

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