After the worst election setback of his career over a year ago, speculation grew that Prime Minister Narendra Modi could lose power, but as he celebrates his 75th birthday, his grip on India seems more secure than ever. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/17/asia-pacific/politics/modi-succession-india-setbacks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #india #narendramodi
India is proceeding with caution after U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to soften his tone following weeks of tensions over tariffs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/08/asia-pacific/politics/india-caution-trump-rhetoric/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #india #narendramodi #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans
While world leaders including Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to attend a virtual BRICS summit on U.S. trade policy, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will skip the meeting. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/08/world/politics/xi-putin-brics-modi/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #xijinping #vladimirputin #brics #narendramodi #china #russia #india
Outgoing Indian Ambassador to Japan Sibi George has voiced gratitude to those who supported efforts to deepen bilateral relations during his time in the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/07/japan/indian-ambassador-to-japan-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #indiajapanrelations #sibigeorge #narendramodi
U.S. President Donald Trump said India and Russia seem to have been "lost" to China after their leaders met with China's Xi Jinping, expressing his annoyance at New Delhi and Moscow as Beijing pushes a new world order. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/06/asia-pacific/politics/trump-india-russia-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #donaldtrump #us #india #china #russia #narendramodi #xijinping #vladimirputin
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi holding hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a summit hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping seemed to confirm the U.S. is failing to draw India into its diplomatic orbit. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/04/world/politics/trump-us-india-modi-china-russia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #india #narendramodi #china #russia #xijinping #vladimirputin #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs
India and Japan are steadily deepening energy cooperation through investments, technology partnerships and policy frameworks to advance clean-energy cooperation and transition goals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/03/japan/india-and-japans-energy-agenda/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #narendramodi #shigeruishiba #india #indiajapanrelations #trade #defense #energy #oil
At the SCO summit, India balanced engagement with China and Russia while maintaining its sovereignty and independence, signaling a cautious, pragmatic foreign policy amid rising U.S.-China tensions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/03/indias-diplomatic-dance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #india #china #us #russia #donaldtrump #narendramodi #vladimirputin #xijinping #beltandroadinitiative
U.S. missteps have fueled fears of “losing India” to China, even as New Delhi navigates its strategic autonomy, maintains ties with the West and resists being fully drawn into any single bloc. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/02/world/indian-realism-and-realpolitik/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #india #china #us #russia #indiausrelations #indiachinarelations #indiarussiarelations #donaldtrump #narendramodi #vladimirputin #xijinping
U.S. President Donald Trump said that India has offered to reduce its tariffs on U.S. goods to zero, even as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was making public shows of solidarity with the Chinese and Russian leaders. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/02/economy/trump-india-reduce-tariffs-zero/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #india #us #donaldtrump #narendramodi #tariffs #trade #globaleconomy
En Chine, Xi Jinping met en scène un front anti-Trump avec Poutine et Modi
Le sommet de l’Organisation de coopération de Shanghai a permis au dirigeant chinois de se poser comme le défenseur du multilatéralisme, malmené par le président états-unien. Et d’accélérer le rapprochement avec son homologue indien, #NarendraModi, cible de la politique douanière de Washington.
Par François Bougon, Romaric Godin › https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/international/010925/en-chine-xi-jinping-met-en-scene-un-front-anti-trump-avec-poutine-et-modi?at_medium=rs-cm&at_campaign=mastodon&at_account=mediapart
Around two dozen Eurasian leaders will gather on Monday morning for a ceremony hosted by Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the final day of a showpiece summit aimed at putting Beijing front and center of regional relations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/01/asia-pacific/politics/shanghai-cooperation-summit-india-russia-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #shanghaicooperationorganization #china #xijinping #india #narendramodi #russia #vladimirputin #donaldtrump #us
India fears a planned Chinese mega-dam in Tibet will reduce water flows on a major river by up to 85% during the dry season, prompting Delhi to fast-track plans for its own dam to mitigate the effects. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/25/asia-pacific/politics/china-dam-water-war-india/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #india #narendramodi #xijinping #water #conservation #dams #climatechange #environment #rivers #hydropower #tibet
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has welcomed improved ties with China as U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent escalated criticism of the South Asian nation over 'excess profits' from purchases of Russian oil. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/20/asia-pacific/politics/modi-china-bessent-india-families/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #wangyi #china #narendramodi #india #us #scottbessent #brics #mukeshambani #russia #oil
India expects consumption tax cuts announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will give a boost to the economy without hurting the government’s fiscal deficit, helping to offset the fallout from higher U.S. tariffs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/18/economy/modi-india-tax-cuts-us-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #india #narendramodi #taxes #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs
In his Independence Day speech, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi advocated for his country to pursue self reliance, against the backdrop of U.S. President Donald Trump’s global trade war. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/15/economy/modi-defiant-us-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #narendramodi #india #us #tariffs #tradewar #donaldtrump
India aims to allow private firms to mine, import and process uranium as part of plans to end a decades-old state monopoly over the nuclear sector and bring in billions of dollars to boost the industry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/13/world/india-private-mine-uranium/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #india #narendramodi #nuclearenergy
India and China are restoring economic links strained by a deadly 2020 border clash in the latest sign Prime Minister Narendra Modi is drawing closer to BRICS. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/13/asia-pacific/politics/india-china-brics-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #india #china #brics #narendramodi #us #donaldtrump
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva spoke with his Chinese counterpart following talks with the leaders of India and Russia as part of his outreach after the nation became a target of the U.S. trade war. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/12/world/politics/lula-xi-modi-putin-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #brazil #luizinacioluladasilva #china #xijinping #india #narendramodi #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #us #donaldtrump #g20 #brics
India has ramped up efforts to police the internet by allowing officials to file takedown orders and to submit them directly to tech firms through a government website. X argues India's actions are illegal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/07/world/musk-modi-india-internet-censorship/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #x #socialmedia #censorship #internet #elonmusk #india #narendramodi