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INDIA

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 25, 2019
Indian cities rush to ban 'PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' game over fear of creating 'psychopaths'
India doesn't have much of a history with popular computer games, unlike the U.S. or Japan. But now one of the industry's kill-or-be-killed titles has become a smash hit — and the backlash from the country's traditionalists is ferocious.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Mar 21, 2019
Indian court acquits four men in 2007 India-Pakistan train blast case
An Indian court on Wednesday acquitted four Hindu men accused of bombing a train between India and Pakistan in 2007 that killed 68 people, mostly Pakistanis, citing a lack of evidence, defense lawyers said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 19, 2019
India deployed nuclear subs and carrier group amid soaring tensions with Pakistan
India's Navy has confirmed it sent nuclear submarines, an aircraft carrier battle group and dozens of other naval vessels to the North Arabian sea after a suicide bombing in February led to a tense military stand-off with Pakistan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 17, 2019
India and Pakistan threatened to unleash missiles at each other: sources
The sparring between India and Pakistan last month threatened to spiral out of control, and only interventions by U.S. officials, including national security adviser John Bolton, headed off a bigger conflict, five sources familiar with the events said.
BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2019
U.S. and India commit to building six nuclear power plants
The United States and India on Wednesday agreed to strengthen security and civil nuclear cooperation, including building six U.S. nuclear power plants in India, the two countries said in a joint statement.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 11, 2019
A nuclear nightmare is brewing between India and Pakistan
India's election and Pakistan's economic crisis are coming at a very bad time.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 9, 2019
India accuses Pakistan of hiding something by blocking access to bombing site
India said on Saturday Pakistan had "plenty to hide" by preventing journalists from accessing the site of an airstrike by Indian fighter jets inside Pakistan.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Mar 7, 2019
Seeking out Japanese movies at a film festival in Bangalore
Going to Bangalore, a city of more than 10 million people in India's south, to spend five days watching movies is not the sort of thing I usually do. Which is exactly why I agreed to serve on a jury for the Network for Promotion of Asia Pacific Cinema (NETPAC) at the 11th Bengaluru International Film...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 6, 2019
India's Kerala to give workers a siesta to help beat the heat
Workers in India's Kerala state are now getting a three-hour afternoon siesta as part of a series of benefits aimed at combating soaring temperatures and improving labor conditions, government officials said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Mar 6, 2019
Satellite images show madrassa buildings still standing at scene of Indian bombing in Pakistan
High-resolution satellite images reviewed by Reuters show that a religious school run by Jaish-e-Mohammad in northeastern Pakistan appears to be still standing days after India claimed its warplanes had hit the Islamist group's training camp on the site and killed a large number of militants.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 5, 2019
How the terrorist threat from Pakistan can be quelled
The Pakistani military needs to be brought to heel so that Pakistan becomes a stable, prospering country in the interest of its people and the wider region.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 5, 2019
Pakistan is now the side vying for peace
It is up to the Modi government to look past short-term political considerations and allow tensions in Kashmir to ease.
EDITORIALS
Mar 4, 2019
Reasons for relief in South Asia
Decision-makers in both New Delhi and Islamabad must remain acutely aware of the potential consequences of miscalculation — and their friends, allies and partners must continually reinforce the message that their disputes must be resolved peacefully.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 4, 2019
Midnight's children
The only realistic solution to the conflict would be to recognize Kashmir as an autonomous state within a loose, federal regional structure through the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 3, 2019
U.S. wants to know if Pakistan used U.S.-built F-16 jets to down Indian warplane
The United States is "seeking information" on whether Pakistan used U.S.-built F-16 jets to down an Indian warplane, the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad said Sunday, which may violate the F-16 sale agreements between Washington and Pakistan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 2, 2019
Pakistan and India step back from the brink, but unease continues
A flare-up between archfoes India and Pakistan appeared to be easing on Saturday after Islamabad handed back a captured Indian pilot amid efforts by global powers to prevent a war between the nuclear-armed neighbors.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 1, 2019
Pakistan set to release downed Indian pilot and reopen airspace amid Kashmir tensions
Pakistan prepared to release a captured Indian pilot on Friday as the nuclear powers scaled back their confrontation, and said it would reopen its airspace to commercial flights.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 1, 2019
Where are bodies of militants India claims it bombed, Pakistani village asks
The only confirmed victim of India's airstrike against Pakistan is still unsure why he was shaken awake in the early hours of Tuesday by an explosion that rocked his mud-brick house and left him with a cut above his right eye.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 1, 2019
India welcomes Pakistan's return of pilot captured in Kashmir, as major powers urge de-escalation
Indian military officials have welcomed Pakistan's planned return of a captured pilot, but refused to confirm they would de-escalate a conflict between the two nuclear powers.

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