Japan and India must deepen defense and tech cooperation to bolster Indo-Pacific stability amid a fragile "Quad" and rising China tensions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/09/japan/japan-india-defense-in-the-indo-pacific/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #shigeruishiba #narendramodi #indiajapanrelations #thequad #australia #us #china #pakistan #philippines #australia #defense
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed to expand and diversify trade beyond oil and defense despite Western pressure on New Delhi to scale back its ties with Moscow. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/05/world/politics/modi-putin-india-russia-ties/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #india #russia #vladimirputin #narendramodi #us #ukraine #russiaukrainewar
Russian President Vladimir Putin starts a two-day visit to India from Thursday, pitching for more sales of Russian oil, missile systems and fighter jets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/02/world/politics/russia-putin-energy-defense-india/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #russia #vladimirputin #india #narendramodi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is set to introduce sweeping economic reforms in the upcoming parliament session as part of a plan to attract foreign investment and boost growth. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/02/asia-pacific/politics/modi-parliament-reforms-growth/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #india #narendramodi
U.S. President Donald Trump’s attacks against India, Brazil and South Africa are prompting those countries' leaders to forge closer ties and push back against his aggressive trade policies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/24/world/politics/trump-india-brazil-south-africa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #cyrilramaphosa #narendramodi #brics #g20 #india #southafrica #brazil #china #donaldtrump #us
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed in May to treat any future attacks on civilians as an "act of war," which could pressure him to act with force if investigators link Monday's deadly incident to Pakistan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/14/asia-pacific/politics/modi-red-lines-delhi-blast/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #india #pakistan #narendramodi #terrorism
American strategy has shifted from courting India as a counterweight to China to demanding economic alignment on U.S. terms. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/29/world/indias-options-in-a-trumpian-world/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #india #us #indiausrelations #narendramodi #donaldtrump #china #tariffs
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stayed away from a regional summit in Malaysia this week to avoid exchanges with U.S. President Donald Trump that could hinder his party's odds in state polls, sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/29/asia-pacific/politics/modi-asean-trump-pakistan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #india #narendramodi #asean #malaysia #us #donaldtrump #pakistan
India’s oil refiners said they expect to reduce the purchase of Russian crude following remarks from U.S. President Donald Trump that the nation would halt all buying, but they are awaiting clarification from New Delhi. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/17/india-refiners-russia-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #india #russia #us #oil #energy #donaldtrump #narendramodi
Two emerging-market giants hardest hit by U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade wars are deepening their ties, betting a united front will help them endure the U.S. broadsides and find new markets to skirt tariffs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/15/markets/trump-trade-lula-modi-markets/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #india #brazil #narendramodi #luizinacioluladasilva #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate two landmark transit projects worth nearly $4 billion in Mumbai, marking a milestone in his administration’s effort to modernize infrastructure in India. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/08/asia-pacific/politics/modi-adani-airport-metro-mumbai/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #india #narendramodi #gautamadani
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