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India is the seventh-largest country and, with more than 1.4 billion inhabitants, the most populous nation in the world after China. Following market-based reforms, it has become a "newly industrialized country."

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Student activist Umar Khalid speaks in 2020

Jailed activist tests India's anti-terror law

Jailed activist tests India's anti-terror law

The law used to incarcerate activist Umar Khalid without trial in 2020 continues to silence dissidents in India.
Rule of LawNovember 23, 2024
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Asia: How smog, air pollution cause long-term health issues

Asia: How smog, air pollution cause long-term health issues

Exposure to air pollution increases the risk of poor health. But clean air is still widely an unmet target in Asia.
ScienceNovember 22, 2024
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Is the Indian economy faltering?

Is the Indian economy faltering?

High inflation, stock market sell-offs and slowing FDI paint a complex picture for one of the fastest-growing economies.
BusinessNovember 22, 202402:00 min
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Is India the partner African nations need?

Is India the partner African nations need?

Can India’s partnership approach offer African nations the meaningful partnership they’ve been seeking?
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Finding home in exile: Tibetans in India resist China

Finding home in exile: Tibetans in India resist China

Tibetans in India are using dance, poetry, and traditional rituals to protest Chinese rule.
SocietyNovember 22, 202403:11 min
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Highly educated Indians are often underemployed

Highly educated Indians are often underemployed

Though India faces a shortage of skilled workers, highly educated people are among the most likely to be jobless.
SocietyNovember 21, 2024
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In the spotlight

A tree with dried branches stands outside Adani Corporate House in Ahmedabad, India

How will India's PM Modi navigate the Adani firestorm?

US prosecutors have indicted Indian tycoon Gautam Adani in a $250-million bribery scandal over solar power contracts.
BusinessNovember 21, 2024
Construction site of a hydro-power plant in India's Himalaya region.

Fast development destabilizes India's Himalaya region

India is boosting infrastructure development in the Himalayan region, but this comes with high environmental costs.
Nature and EnvironmentNovember 21, 202403:31 min
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Why online scams are on the rise in India

Thousands of Indians are being scammed by digital fraudsters daily, sometimes wiping out their entire life savings.
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Indian and Chinese army greet each other along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) near Karakoram pass in Ladakh on October 31, 2024

Seismic shift: Is India disappearing under China?

India and China’s border dispute is a long one. The countries’ shared tectonic plates are not helping matters.
ScienceNovember 11, 2024
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India: Why some states want people to have more children

Confronted by a severe dip in birth rates, some states in southern India are now flipping the script on family planning.
SocietyNovember 11, 2024
Indian and Chinese troops exchanging boxes of sweets at two points on their contested high-altitude border on the occasion of Diwali, a Hindu festival

India-China border dispute: Can the peace last?

Despite a deal to de-escalate tensions, ties between the two nuclear-armed Asian giants remain fraught with challenges.
ConflictsNovember 6, 2024
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