Putin hosts India's prime minister to deepen ties, but Ukraine looms over their relationship
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, seeking to deepen the two nuclear powersโ relationship as NATO leaders gathered in Washington and Russia and launched deadly missile strikes in Ukraine that destroyed a children's hospital.
Indian Prime Minister Modi makes first visit to ally Russia since the start of its war on Ukraine
Indiaโs prime minister is kicking off a two-day visit to Russia, his first since Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine โ a war that has complicated the relationship between the longtime allies and pushed Russia closer to Indiaโs rival China.
Leaders of Russia and China to meet in Central Asian summit in a show of deepening cooperation
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet Thursday for the second time in as many months as they travel to Kazakhstan for a session of an international group founded to counter Western alliances.
India boosts defense ties with Bangladesh as it tries to become a counterweight to China
India and Bangladesh on Saturday moved to bolster their defense relationship and signed agreements for expanding cooperation in maritime security, ocean economy, space, and telecommunication sectors, as New Delhi tries to present itself as a regional power and a counterweight to China.
India and US vow to boost defense, trade ties in first high-level US visit since Modi's election win
India and the U.S. have pledged to boost defense and technology cooperation and remove long-standing barriers to bilateral strategic trade, following a meeting between the national security advisers of both countries.
Indian PM Modi names Cabinet for coalition government after his party lost majority
Indiaโs Prime Minister Narendra Modi, newly sworn in for a third straight term, has named a Cabinet that retains his top ministers in crucial portfolios despite his Hindu nationalist party losing majority in a shock election result.
India's Modi elected as leader of coalition and set to form new government
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday was formally elected as the leader of the National Democratic Alliance coalition, which won the most number of seats in the countryโs national election after his political party failed to win a majority on its own.
India's Modi is known for charging hard. After lackluster election, he may have to adapt his style
Since coming to power a decade ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been known for big, bold and often snap decisions that heโs found easy to execute thanks to the brute majority he enjoyed in Indiaโs lower house of parliament.
India's Modi prepares for record 3rd term as nations congratulate his government on election victory
China, Ukraine and other nations have sent congratulations as Prime Minister Narendra Modiโs government began preparations for his swearing-in for a record third term following the worldโs largest democratic election.
India's popular but polarizing PM Narendra Modi is extending his decade in power. Who is he?
Popular but polarizing Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has advanced Hindu nationalism in India is returning for a third consecutive term in office after claiming victory in a general election that was seen as a referendum on his decade in power.
India's marathon election enters final stage of vote counting with Modi widely tipped for third term
India's election is entering its final phase with the counting of more than 640 million votes in the worldโs largest democratic exercise, which is widely expected to return Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a third term.
In Modi's India, opponents and journalists feel the squeeze ahead of election
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government are increasingly wielding strong-arm tactics to subdue political opponents and critics of the ruling Hindu-nationalist party ahead of the national elections that start this week.
India's opposition makes its election case, calling Modi an autocrat and promising aid to the poor
Indiaโs main opposition party vowed to boost social spending and reverse what it views as a slide into autocracy as it laid out its campaign promises on Friday, two weeks before the start of a weeks-long, multi-phase general election.
Here's what you need to know about the world's largest democratic election kicking off in India
With a population of over 1.4 billion people and close to 970 million voters, Indiaโs general election pits Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an avowed Hindu nationalist, against a broad alliance of opposition parties that are struggling to play catch up.
Thousands rally in India's capital as opposition bloc and Prime Minister Modi launch their campaigns
Thousands of people have attended a rally by an alliance of Indiaโs opposition parties that criticized the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi of stifling opponents and undermining democracy ahead of a national election next month.
Indian police detain dozens of protesters demanding release of top opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal
Indian police have detained dozens of opposition protesters to stop them from marching to Prime Minister Narendra Modiโs residence to demand the release of their leader and top elected official of New Delhi arrested last week in a bribery case.
Protests against arrest of one of top rivals of Indian Prime Minister Modi continue for second day
Hundreds of protesters in Indiaโs capital have taken to the streets for a second day, demanding the immediate release of one of the top rivals of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as the country gears up for a national election next month.
The opposition alliance that aimed to oust Modi appears to be cracking just before India's elections
Indiaโs beleaguered opposition parties, which are beset with ideological differences and personality clashes, joined hands last year to unseat popular Prime Minister Narendra Modi and defeat his ruling Bharatiya Janata Partyโs electoral juggernaut.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi opens stone-built Hindu temple in UAE ahead of India's elections
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has visited the Middle Eastโs first traditional stone-built Hindu temple, internationalizing both his reelection campaign and his effort to push secular and multicultural India into a Hindu state.
India's government announces a short-term budget until national elections are held by May
Indiaโs finance minister has unveiled a short-term budget to meet government expenditures until national elections are held by May, saying it will boost spending on infrastructure projects, build homes for poor villagers and cut the fiscal deficit by reducing subsidies.
Man fleeing police caused crash that injured Gayle Manchin, authorities say
Authorities say a man fleeing police caused the Alabama car crash that injured Gayle Manchin, head of an economic development partnership of the federal government and 13 state governments and the wife of U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, along with a colleague of hers.
US Sen. Joe Manchinโs wife Gayle, who leads economic development group, hospitalized after car crash
Gayle Manchin, the wife of U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin and the head of an Appalachian regional economic development commission, has been hospitalized along with a colleague after a car accident in Alabama.
Modi's beach visit to a remote Indian archipelago rakes up a storm in the Maldives
The relationship between India and the Maldives is facing challenges after officials in the tiny island nation made derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modiโs posts that promoted the pristine beaches of Indiaโs Lakshadweep archipelago.
India's opposition lawmakers protest their suspension from Parliament by the government
Dozens of opposition lawmakers suspended from Parliament by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modiโs government for obstructing proceedings have held a protest accusing the government of throttling democracy in the country.
India's Supreme Court upholds government's decision to remove disputed Kashmirโs special status
Indiaโs top court has upheld a 2019 decision by Prime Minister Narendra Modiโs government to strip disputed Jammu and Kashmirโs special status as a semi-autonomous region with a separate constitution and inherited protections on land and jobs.
India restores e-visa services for Canadians. The move could ease diplomatic tensions
An Indian foreign ministry official says that India has restored electronic visa services for Canadian nationals two months after Canada alleged the South Asian nation was involved in the assassination of a Sikh separatist in Canada.
Indian states vote in key test for opposition and PM Modi ahead of 2024 national election
Two Indian states are casting ballots in local elections in a test of strength for Indiaโs opposition, which is pitted against Prime Minister Narendra Modiโs party ahead of a crucial national vote scheduled for next year.