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The postwar era's first democratic authoritarian
Oped, Published on 08/09/2025
» The 78th anniversary of India's independence last month offers an opportunity to recall one of the most insidious moments in the country's post-independence history: prime minister Indira Gandhi's 1975 decision to declare an emergency and suspend civil liberties. A new book by political scientist Srinath Raghavan, Indira Gandhi and the Years That Transformed India, not only revisits that fateful move, but also traces its lasting impact half a century later.
Air India flight returns to Phuket after bomb threat
Published on 13/06/2025
» PHUKET - An Air India flight from Phuket bound for New Delhi received an onboard bomb threat on Friday morning and made an emergency landing back on the Thai island, airport authorities said.
An too good for Thai star Pornpawee
Sports, Published on 20/01/2025
» Pornpawee Chochuwong went down to An Se-Young in the final of the US$950,000 BWF India Open 2025 as the Korean world No.1 claimed her second title of the year in New Delhi on Sunday.
Pornpawee powers into India Open semis
Sports, Published on 18/01/2025
» Pornpawee Chochuwong stormed into the women's singles semi-finals of the US$950,000 BWF India Open 2025 in New Delhi on Friday.
Thai mixed doubles pair stun Chinese
Sports, Published on 17/01/2025
» Mixed doubles duo Ruttanapak Oupthong and Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat advanced to the quarter-finals of the US$950,000 BWF India Open 2025 in New Delhi yesterday.
Osamu Suzuki, longtime head of Japanese automaker, dies at 94
Published on 27/12/2024
» TOKYO - Osamu Suzuki, an ingenious pennypincher who led Japan’s Suzuki Motor for more than four decades and played a key role in turning India into a flourishing auto market, has died aged 94.
Fighters from Myanmar civil war aggravate bitter ethnic conflict in India
Reuters, Published on 20/12/2024
» IMPHAL — Indian militant groups that took refuge in Myanmar and fought in its civil war have been streaming back across the border to Manipur state this year, Indian security officers said, inflaming the bitter 19-month ethnic conflict there with weapons and battle-hardened cadres.
The Chinese factor in Modi's Moscow mission
News, Published on 11/07/2024
» Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first visit to Russia in five years underscores the strategic importance India attaches to its relationship with Moscow. Indian leaders view that relationship as essential to a balanced foreign policy and to provide strategic leverage against China.
What's next for India's Modi after poll win?
Oped, Published on 08/06/2024
» This year has turned out to be the time of major elections: Mexico, South Africa, Taiwan, European Union, Pakistan, Russia, soon the United Kingdom, and in November, the United States. And now India has just finished national elections for parliament, reelecting a conservative and populist prime minister who has delivered progress for the people during the past decade and who now embarks on a historic third term.
What explains BJP's stellar rise?
Oped, Published on 29/05/2024
» India, with 968 million eligible voters, is currently holding the largest exercise of democratic rights in the world. Elections are being held in India from April 19 to June 1, and the results will be declared next Tuesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) -- the world's largest political party -- is widely expected to win.