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INDIA

BUSINESS
Mar 1, 2019
U.S. wins WTO ruling on Chinese grain price support in ruling also seen affecting India
The United States won a World Trade Organization ruling on China's price support for grains, successfully challenging a calculation methodology that is also used by India.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 28, 2019
India-Pakistan: Maybe war, but not a water war
Why does conflict continue between India and Pakistan? The short answer is because the Pakistani Army needs it to.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 28, 2019
Saved from Pakistani mob, downed Indian pilot becomes face of Kashmir crisis
A downed Indian fighter pilot who was attacked by a mob and then paraded on video by Pakistan's army has become a social media sensation and a hero in his homeland amid a spiraling crisis between the nuclear-armed neighbors.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 27, 2019
Commercial flights to and from Pakistan, India disrupted as tensions rise
Several airlines, including Emirates and Qatar Airways, suspended flights to Pakistan on Wednesday after the South Asian nation closed its airspace following heightened tensions with neighboring India.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 27, 2019
Can the U.S. avert an India-Pakistan war?
North Korea and Venezuela are getting the headlines, but the world's most dangerous crisis is taking place in South Asia.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 26, 2019
India says hundreds of terrorists killed in strikes on Pakistan, described as worst escalation in decades
India said its fighter jets destroyed a major terrorist camp in Pakistan in an incident described by Islamabad to be a "grave aggression," and reported to have been the worst escalation between the nuclear-armed rivals since 2001.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 25, 2019
Five reported killed as India toughens Kashmir crackdown against militants and detains over 160 separatists
Five people were killed in a gun battle between members of a Pakistani militant group and Indian security forces in disputed Kashmir on Sunday as India intensified a security crackdown, including detaining more than 160 separatists this weekend.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 24, 2019
India proposes new e-commerce regulations with focus on data rules
India outlined a new draft policy for its burgeoning e-commerce sector on Saturday, focusing on data localization, improved privacy safeguards and measures to combat the sale of counterfeit products.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Feb 21, 2019
India's top court orders eviction of more than 1 million forest dwellers
India's Supreme Court has ordered the eviction of more than 1 million indigenous people and others who live in forests after the federal government failed to defend a law aimed at protecting their rights.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 19, 2019
India says mastermind of Kashmir bombing killed in clash along with five of its troops, as tensions with Pakistan soar
Indian forces on Monday killed three militants, including the suspected organizer of a suicide bombing in the disputed region of Kashmir that fueled tension between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan, police said, with five troops also killed in the clash.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 17, 2019
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman heads for Pakistan amid India tensions
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is due to arrive in Pakistan on Sunday at the start of his tour of South Asia and China, but the visit risks being overshadowed by escalating tensions between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 9, 2019
China condemns Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to disputed region
China's Foreign Ministry on Saturday condemned Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the disputed northeastern border state of Arunachal Pradesh, saying it "resolutely opposes" activities by Indian leaders in the region.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 5, 2019
How Narendra Modi’s political priorities ambushed Amazon and Walmart, and benefited India’s richest man
Amazon Inc. and Walmart Inc.'s plans to dominate India's online retail landscape have been ambushed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's political priorities heading into a tightening election.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 4, 2019
The shackles of history in a democracy
The boundary between historical fact and fiction is more porous than students of history might think.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 4, 2019
Seven passengers killed when express train derails in eastern India
Seven passengers were killed and several others injured when a Delhi-bound train derailed in India's eastern state of Bihar on Sunday, railways officials said.
ENVIRONMENT
Feb 2, 2019
Greenpeace India shuts two offices, cuts staff after donations row
Environmental group Greenpeace said Saturday it has been forced to shut two of its regional offices in India and has asked many staff to leave due to a block on its bank account after accusations of illegal donations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jan 25, 2019
In the name of the gods: Indian girls forced into sex work despite ban on ancient ritual
Young girls in south India continue to be "dedicated" to village temples and then forced into prostitution despite laws banning the ancient ritual, researchers say.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jan 25, 2019
Indian sex trafficking film gives voice to 'voiceless girls'
Her role as a victim of sex trafficking was so harrowing that Mrunal Thakur almost backed out.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jan 21, 2019
From pariah to demi-god: Transgender leader becomes a star at India's massive Kumbh Mela festival
In a desert tent guarded by armed police and a well-built bouncer, Laxmi Narayan Tripathi is blessing a constant stream of pilgrims, who garland her with marigolds and kneel to touch her feet.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 20, 2019
India's electric vehicle goals being realized on two wheels, not four
Hurt by high fuel prices, Vinod Gore, a farmer in Gove village in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, ditched his petrol scooter for an electric model, underlining how two-wheelers are driving the country's goal of electrification of its vehicles.

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