India: Narendra Modi drops in on Sikh temple amid protests
Prime Minister Modi has made an unexpected stop at a Sikh temple in New Delhi. His visit comes as angry farmers — many of them Sikh — are protesting laws they claim…
Indian police raid Amnesty International offices
The country's federal investigation agency has accused the non-profit group of abusing foreign funding rules. However, Amnesty has called the move a response to the group's criticism of Narendra Modi's government.…
Modi claims India toilet milestone, delays pledge to eradicate single-use plastic
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in bullish form on the 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi's birth, saying open defecation was a thing of the past in India. Experts are not so…
Long way to go for India to achieve ‘open defecation free’ tag
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday declared the country of 1.3 billion people free of open defecation. But despite huge progress, experts have expressed scepticism about the claim, saying millions still…
PM Modi says India targeting $5 Trillion economy
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi delivers the keynote speech at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum 2019 in New York.…
Two Dalit children beaten to death in India for defecating in open
Two children were beaten to death in central India for defecating in the open. The killings underline the violence sometimes unleashed to enforce Prime Minister Narendra Modi's flagship cleanliness drive.…
Modi says India Is a ‘Golden Opportunity’ for investors
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum in New York about the nation's "historic" decision to cut corporate tax to increase investment in the South Asian nation.…
Xi, Modi, Putin seek to strengthen multilateral world order
The meeting between Indian PM Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the G20 summit reinforces the multilateral nature of the world today, say…
Modi woos Sri Lanka, Maldives as India fends off Chinese influence
Indian Premier Narendra Modi has arrived in Sri Lanka on a brief visit that New Delhi says emphasizes his "neighborhood-first policy." China is also trying to exert its influence in both Sri…
Narendra Modi’s victory worries Indian Muslims
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's reelection has alarmed many Indian Muslims, who believe that their political interests would continue to be undermined by the Hindu nationalist politician. Faisal Fareed reports.…
Modi claims election victory saying `India wins yet again’
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has surged to a majority on his own in India’s general election, with his Bharatiya Janata Party establishing a commanding lead in vote counting. "India wins yet…