Tag: Modi, Narendra
Recording India’s Linguistic Riches as Leaders Push Hindi as Nation’s Tongue
DHARWAD, India — The task was gargantuan: assembling a team of more than 3,500 language specialists, academics and…
Hindus in Kashmir Desperate to Flee Amid Spike in Attacks
ANANTNAG, Kashmir — As hundreds of Hindu families fled the Kashmir region in recent weeks amid a spike…
Biden Arrives in Tokyo Seeking to Shore Up Support for Economic Plan
TOYKO — President Biden on Sunday began the second chapter of his diplomatic tour in Asia, pivoting from…
Biden Begins Trip to Asia Meant to Reassure Allies of Focus on China
SEOUL — President Biden embarked Thursday on his first diplomatic mission to Asia since taking office, hoping to…
India Finds Russian Oil an Irresistible Deal, No Matter the Diplomatic Pressure
NEW DELHI — One after the next, the entreaties have streamed into India. Buying Russian oil, President Biden…
India Is Stalling the W.H.O.’s Efforts to Make Global Covid Death Toll Public
An ambitious effort by the World Health Organization to calculate the global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic…
Kashmir Journalists Face Forbidding Pattern: Arrest, Bail, Rearrest
After being held in jail for close to four years awaiting trial on charges of aiding militants, the…
Putin’s War Is Complicating India’s Middle Path Among Powers
NEW DELHI — As international outrage over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine boiled over, foreign ministers and envoys filed…
India Elections: Uttar Pradesh Looks Likely to Stay in B.J.P.’s Hands
LUCKNOW, India — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s national governing party is set to remain in power in India’s…
No Hijabs for Now, Indian Court Tells Muslim Students
The students’ parents encouraged their daughters to stand their ground, according to their lawyer, Mohammed Tahir. They continued…
In India, a Bellwether for Narendra Modi as Voters Head to Polls
MEERUT, India — An election now underway in India’s most populous state is being closely watched as a…
As Officials Look Away, Hate Speech in India Nears Dangerous Levels
HARIDWAR, India — The police officer arrived at the Hindu temple here with a warning to the monks:…