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NARENDRA MODI

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 26, 2015
India at risk of turning into a Hindu Pakistan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is behaving like a politician, when what India really needs is a leader, particularly when it comes to religious intolerance.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 5, 2015
In India, meat and murder threaten Modi's inclusive agenda
The murder by a Hindu mob of a Muslim man rumored to have slaughtered a cow has thrown a spotlight on the hard-line, polarizing agenda of some followers of Indian Prime Minster Narendra Modi, undermining his promise of development for all.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 23, 2015
India's states — where reforms are working
National-level reforms may have run aground in India, but progress is taking hold at the state level.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 14, 2015
Modi needs to get back on track — and fast
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, stymied by fierce resistance in Parliament and a slowing economy, can regain his mojo by pushing forward on much-needed reforms.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 10, 2015
Modi needs a new strategy to counter opposition
The only way for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to counter the opposition's obstructionist strategies is to ensure that he continues to execute policies that boost India's economy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 10, 2015
Modi's quest to put India's poor to work stymied by rise of robots
In a sweltering factory in southern India, Royal Enfield motorcycles are being painted and lacquered by giant robotic arms that move at twice the maximum speed of a human limb, day in, day out, never making a mistake.
COMMENTARY / World
May 28, 2015
Narendra Modi is too old for modern-day India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist agenda is out of synch with the values of India's youth.
COMMENTARY / World
May 20, 2015
Modi's refreshingly novel outreach to Beijing
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is refashioning India's policy toward China, and the new stance comes none too soon.
COMMENTARY / World
May 10, 2015
An open letter to Indian leader Narendra Modi
The Congress Party wasted 60 years. Narendra Modi must not waste the remaining 48 of his 60 months.
WORLD
Mar 31, 2015
India asks Saudi to help evacuate citizens from grave situation in Yemen
India asked Saudi Arabia on Monday to help evacuate its citizens from Yemen, where more than 4,000 Indians, over half of them nurses, are caught up in fighting.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 30, 2015
Singaporeans bid final farewell to founding father Lee
Tens of thousands of people braved heavy rain and lined the streets of Singapore on Sunday to catch a last glimpse of founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew as his funeral procession wound through the country he helped build.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 27, 2015
What can Modi learn from Lee Kuan Yew
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent political stumbles with regard to reform, including his failure to get a key land-acquisition bill through Parliament, are a reminder of the unruliness of India's democracy.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 22, 2015
Modi's outreach to three Indian Ocean states
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's tour of the Seychelles, Mauritius and Sri Lanka indicates that India has at least made a good start toward tackling China's economic and strategic challenge in India's backyard.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 10, 2015
Modi's Indian Ocean tour aimed at muscling out China
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was set to begin a tour of three Indian Ocean countries Tuesday as he seeks to prevent China from establishing a military foothold in a region his nation has dominated for decades.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 22, 2015
Modi bets on GM crops to feed India
On a fenced plot not far from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home, a field of mustard is in full yellow bloom, representing his government's reversal of an effective ban on field trials of genetically modified (GM) food crops.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 15, 2015
Upstart Indian party slows Modi juggernaut
Delhi voters appear ready to give the Aam Aadmi Party another chance after recent state elections. It testifies to the hard work that members of this anti-corruption upstart have done the past few months to reinstate confidence in their ability to deliver on commitments. They managed to cast the party of new Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the 'establishment.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 12, 2015
Obama's lovefest with Modi
There are questions about how deep the relationship is between India and the U.S., as opposed to that between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Barack Obama.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 3, 2015
Indian's Modi stokes radical Hindus' anger over economic focus
In an ashram near the Ganges River in the Himalayan foothills, Indian priest-turned-politician Sakshi Maharaj mimes rowing a boat to illustrate what will happen if Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government ignores Hindu nationalist demands.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 1, 2015
Obama and Modi work the magic of 'optics' for the benefit of each other's home crowd
For his first Republic Day in office — a day when India celebrates its republican history, diversity and military might with a grand pageant in New Delhi — Prime Minister Narendra Modi dipped into his hat and pulled out Barack Obama. The main point of the U.S. president's visit seems to have been 'optics.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 30, 2015
New phase in India-U.S. ties
What India's prime minister and a lame-duck U.S. president have just accomplished again underscores how well Narendra Modi understands the workings of modern-day diplomacy and how far ahead he is of his political critics.

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