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NARENDRA MODI

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 25, 2021
All quiet on the populist front?
Liberals around the world are daring to hope that there is a silver lining to the violent denouement of Donald Trump’s presidency: namely, that the inciter-in-chief’s ignominious exit from the political stage will chasten authoritarian populists elsewhere. Unfortunately, their optimism is naive.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 17, 2021
Two of India’s richest men caught in crossfire over farming
The fight between the government and the farmers has revived the debate on what Modi's critics call the cozy nexus between the magnates and the popular leader.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 16, 2021
One of the world’s biggest vaccine campaigns starts in India
'These vaccines will help India win the battle against the virus,” Narendra Modi said, adding that Indians should get the shots and not pay heed to any anti-vaccine propaganda.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 13, 2021
Unappeased by court ruling, Indian farmers vow to continue protest
The Supreme Court has halted market-friendly laws until a committee of experts can consult with government officials and the protesting farmers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 10, 2021
In the cold and rain, India’s farmers press their stand against Modi
For six weeks now, tens of thousands of farmers have choked the city's four main entry points, in one of the largest sustained protests the country has seen in decades.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 16, 2020
The virus trains: How lockdown chaos spread COVID-19 across India
Special trains operated by the government to ease suffering — and to counteract a disastrous lack of lockdown planning — instead played a significant role in spreading the coronavirus.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 9, 2020
National strike intensifies protests against new India farm laws
Tens of thousands of farmers across India took to the streets Tuesday during a nationwide strike demanding the scrapping of new agricultural laws, intensifying an almost fortnight long standoff with the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 7, 2020
India accuses China of helping rebel groups on Myanmar border
The increased activity along the Myanmar border has sparked concern in New Delhi that India's military is becoming stretched as tensions remain with China and Pakistan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 5, 2020
Angry Indian farmers are ‘ready to die’ in showdown with Modi
The Indian prime minister has stood his ground against the protesters, saying Nov. 29 that the controversial new laws gave farmers 'new rights and new opportunities.”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 3, 2020
Middleman matters: Behind Indian protests against Modi farm reforms
The divisive new laws are aimed at linking potential bulk buyers directly with farmers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 14, 2020
World’s populists may regret their embrace of Trump
The likes of Putin, Bolsonaro and Erdogan may be about to see an end to their years as part of a U.S.-led strongman brotherhood.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 11, 2020
America’s age of anger is just getting started
There is little respite from clownish demagoguery once a long-standing political order loses credibility and legitimacy among a significantly large proportion of the population.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 21, 2020
Why Narendra Modi is still so popular even as India fails to fight pandemic
India is battling one of the world’s highest coronavirus caseloads, its worst-ever economic slump, shuttered factories, farmer protests and the deadliest border fighting with China in decades.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Oct 4, 2020
In wake of recent India-China conflict, U.S. sees opportunity
A U.S.-India military exercise in the Bay of Bengal drew attention across the region.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 30, 2020
Tokyo must thwart Beijing's Senkaku strategy
Japan undoubtedly faces hard choices. But accommodation with an unyielding China is simply not possible.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 27, 2020
Modi bets the farm. It was about time.
Almost 9 out of 10 Indian farmers have less than five acres. A majority carry on reluctantly, barely able to scratch out a living.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Sep 16, 2020
Secret Tibetan military force raises stakes in India-China clash
The rare recognition of a secretive Indian military unit with Tibetan soldiers threatened to escalate a border dispute that has killed dozens since May.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 3, 2020
In a changed Kashmir, moderates feel betrayed by India
For more than two decades, Peerzada Lateef Shah risked his life in a high-wire political process to bring peace to Kashmir, the mountainous, predominantly Muslim region that has long chafed under India’s rule.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 1, 2020
India paid the price of lockdown for little reward
The troubles keep piling up for India, feted not long ago as a would-be commercial superpower. Economic data show the country is in far worse shape than previously thought, while it has overtaken Mexico to become the world’s third-largest tally of coronavirus cases. It will take the South Asian giant...

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