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NARENDRA MODI

A worker refuels a truck at a biogas station next to the Higasinada sewage treatment plant in Kobe in October 2020.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 27, 2026
Japan and India to set up framework for promoting biogas-run cars
The two sides will aim to increase the number of plants in India that manufacture methane from fermented cow dung for compressed natural gas vehicles to 1,000.
U.S. Marines and Japanese and Australian soldiers prepare to take part in Exercise Southern Jackaroo in northeast Australia on May 29. The U.S. military's participation falls under the recently renamed U.S. Pacific Command.
EDITORIALS
Jun 26, 2026
Indo-Pacific name change unnerves many
Names reveal strategic priorities. Even if the area of responsibility has not been altered.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modu (center right) in Evian, France, last week.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 24, 2026
Venue of Japan-India summit may be changed to New Delhi
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s stay in India is likely to be brief and tightly scheduled due to her parliamentary duties.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets with U.S. President Donald Trump during the Group of Seven summit in Evian, France, on June 17.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 21, 2026
What’s in a name? America’s Indo-Pacific reversal
The decision to restore the Pacific Command name has raised questions about whether Washington is reducing its emphasis on India within its regional strategy.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington in 2017.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 11, 2026
Trump and Modi likely to have first meeting since Pakistan spat
Despite personal ties between leaders and similar strategic priorities, relations between the U.S. and India have soured over India’s clashes with Pakistan and trade tensions.
A crowd of people gather at a Cockroach Janta Party protest at the New Delhi airport on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 8, 2026
India’s ‘cockroach’ party protests against education minister
Hundreds joined in amid growing frustration among young Indians over a lack of jobs and recurring controversies in the education system.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, in October 2024.
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jun 4, 2026
India’s China dilemma: engagement vs. dependence
India’s attempt to reduce dependence on China, for now, requires deeper engagement with the Asian giant. This is the central contradiction shaping the relationship.
The popularity of the Cockroach Janta Party, which represents "the lazy, the unemployed and the chronically correct," is driven by the concerns of millions of young people in India.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 29, 2026
India’s Gen Z ‘Cockroach’ party channels youth anger but faces offline hurdles
The party, which began with a riposte to a jibe about young people, represents the largest online expression of dissent against Indian Prime Minister ⁠Narendra Modi’s 12-year rule.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets members of the Indian contingent of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon in the Israeli coastal city of Haifa in July 2017. The country’s military modernization may be undermined by politically selected generals.
COMMENTARY / World
May 14, 2026
Is Modi ‘coup-proofing’ India’s military?
India’s effort to modernize and integrate its military through the chief of defense staff position is increasingly being undermined by politically controlled appointments.
India’s PM Narendra Modi waves to supporters at BJP headquarters in New Delhi on May 4, the same day he declared victory in West Bengal, a state his party had never ruled.
COMMENTARY
May 13, 2026
Modi’s India is looking like a one-party state
Such a blatant abrogation of individual voting rights is a first in the Indian republic’s 76-year history.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets supporters at the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters as it won the Assam state assembly election and was on course to win West Bengal, in New Delhi on May 4.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 11, 2026
Resurgent Modi paves way to keep power in India well beyond 2030
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeing success with a playbook aimed at restoring his party’s majority, positioning himself to become India’s longest-serving leader.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters, in New Delhi, on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 5, 2026
India’s Modi celebrates ‘record’ win in opposition-held West Bengal
The results should put the Indian prime minister on a stronger footing ahead of a general election in 2029.
The rise of personality-driven leadership in business and politics, exemplified by Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Donald Trump, is undermining organizational stability and increasing systemic risk.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 6, 2026
America’s big personalities are shrinking its greatness
A new generation wearied of managerialism, partly because memories of the bad old days faded and partly because managerialism, like all regimes, became self-indulgent.
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Feb. 13, 2025.
WORLD
Mar 25, 2026
Trump and Modi discuss Strait of Hormuz as India faces gas shortage
The war in the Middle East has cut off flows of crude oil and liquefied natural gas, driving up prices and sparking volatility in global markets.
The Indian Supreme Court building in New Delhi in 2010
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 23, 2026
Activists and journalists set for court fight over Modi’s privacy law
Concerns have been raised over a possible chilling effect on newsgathering and the hindering of accountability journalism.
India’s reliance on imported gas has created a crisis where LPG cylinders meant for households are scarce for restaurants and small industries, exposing vulnerabilities in the nation’s energy transition.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 18, 2026
The war in Iran hits Indian curries — and crematoriums
Commercial kitchens are starting to crater under a severe shortage of liquefied petroleum gas, or LPG.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses his supporters at a public meeting in Guwahati, India, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 16, 2026
Modi walks fine line between Iran and U.S. as war hits economy
The worsening conflict in the Middle East is causing severe gas shortages in India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces a difficult situation as the Middle East conflict expands to an area squarely within India’s strategic neighborhood.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 6, 2026
U.S. sinking of Iranian warship piles pressure on India’s Modi
The U.S. attack took place just days after the Iranian ship had participated in a flagship Indian naval exercise at the invitation of New Delhi.
Narendra Modi, India's prime minister (right) shakes hands with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during a news conference at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 3, 2026
Carney meets Modi in New Delhi, marking new chapter in ties
Mark Carney’s four-day visit to India marks the first by a Canadian prime minister in eight years, and is one of the most concrete steps in an effort to reset relations.
People gather at a market in Bengaluru, India, on Feb. 12. India’s cities remain unsafe and unlivable because delayed local elections leave administrations unaccountable despite rising national wealth.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 2, 2026
India is getting richer, but its cities are unlivable
India has failed to give city residents the basics: uncontaminated water, breathable air and a government they can vote out if it fails them.
Uruguay federation reportedly cancels charter flight after World Cup exit
Uruguay's Jose Maria Gimenez reacts after the team's loss against Spain at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
India’s gig workers pay the price for exposure to New Delhi’s hazardous air
Rohit Kushwaha waits for a customer as he delivers his last parcel of the day, in New Delhi in January. His work as a delivery driver has helped pay the family’s bills, but has had a significant impact on his health.
Chinese and Russian bombers and fighter jets stage joint patrol near Japan
A Chinese Air Force H-6 bomber is seen during a joint patrol with Russian military aircraft on Saturday.
U.S. missile moves in Japan send China clear message: A new era has arrived
Soldiers conduct the first Typhon midrange capability live-fire exercise outside of the continental United States, firing an SM-6 missile in July last year in Australia's Northern Territory during Exercise Talisman Sabre.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
A French ship with close ties to Japan combines arts and sciences on the high seas
Romain Troublé, the executive director of Tara Ocean Foundation, speaks to visitors aboard the Tara during a rare port call in Tokyo in April.
LGBTQ+ families are building lives Japanese lawmakers still struggle to see
Haru Ono founded Nijiiro Kazoku in 2010 after forming a same-sex stepfamily. She said the impetus for founding the organization was that she couldn’t find much reliable information out there for families such as hers in Japan.
In Kyushu’s far south, Senti.U sparks a culinary destination
Chef Yasuhiko Uchida was born in Saga Prefecture but has made his home in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, since 2012.
‘The colors speak for themselves’: How Japan’s chroma bible went global
“A Dictionary of Color Combinations” is meant to function as a quick-reference guide for artists, designers and anyone with a passing interest in aesthetics as a quantifiable pursuit.

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