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Shruti Srivastava
Supporters of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) celebrate outside the headquarters during election results night in New Delhi on Tuesday. More than 20 opposition parties, spearheaded by Rahul Gandhi, formed a united front in a bid to stop Prime Minister Narendra Modi's once-dominant electoral machine.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 7, 2024
India exit polls spark criticism, tears and calls for probes
Exit polls forecast Modi and his allies would win more than 350 seats in the lower house of parliament. But the coalition’s final tally was only 293 seats.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at a campaign rally on April 8. Exit polls revealed on June 1 indicated that the opposition was struggling to significantly cut into the sizable majority held by Modi's party.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 2, 2024
Modi set for landslide election win in India, exit polls show
No prime minister since Jawaharlal Nehru — who ruled India for 17 years after independence — has managed to secure three consecutive terms in power.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to supporters from a car after offering prayers at the Kashi Vishwanath Hindu temple in Varanasi on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 13, 2024
Modi ramps up campaign to position India as alternative to China
Efforts to integrate the country into global supply chains come ahead of elections in which the Indian premier is seeking to extend his decade in power.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 5, 2022
India boosts exports to U.S., keeping it in race to be next China
Sea-borne shipments of festival goods and accessories to America touched $20 million last month, almost triple the value from the year-ago period, according to U.S. customs data.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Jul 8, 2021
India supercharged its economy 30 years ago. COVID-19 unraveled it in months.
Years, and perhaps decades, of progress have been unwound in months, as many Indians who had clawed their way out of poverty face grim job prospects.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 18, 2021
‘Entire families’ wiped out as COVID-19 ravages rural India
As leaders in Delhi struggle to contain the crisis, horrifying scenes are playing out across the country.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 14, 2021
Modi ally taps misinformation law to quash reports on India’s COVID-19 crisis
Journalists report receiving notices stating their reports are false and demanding that they reveal sources.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 4, 2021
Millions of defaults threaten future of microfinance in India
Worldwide, microlending's tremendous reach, once heralded as its greatest strength, now looks like a deep liability.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 23, 2020
Japan, India and Australia eye 'supply chain pact' to counter China
The intensifying U.S.-China conflict and worsening diplomatic relations across Asia are forcing companies to rethink their prospects in China.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

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