India and Malaysia pledged to deepen their semiconductor partnership as the Indian Ocean neighbors ramp up trade and security links during a visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/08/tech/india-malaysia-semiconductor-modi/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #india #malaysia #narendramodi #anwaribrahim #chipmakers #semiconductors #tech
Indian farmers have expressed concern that New Delhi has made too many concessions to Washington after the two countries brokered a new trade deal that would lower tariffs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/08/economy/indian-agriculture-trump-trade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #india #agriculture #narendramodi #us #donaldtrump #republicans #trade #tariffs
India’s violent Maoist insurgency — which at its 2013 peak, held considerable influence in 126 districts — appears to be on its last legs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/04/world/indias-maoist-insurgency/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #india #redcorridor #cpi #maoists #naxalbari #narendramodi #tamiltigers
An ally of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has proposed a bill to ban social media for children, as the world's biggest market for Meta and YouTube joins a global debate on the impact of social media. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/01/asia-pacific/politics/modi-india-social-media-ban-debate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #india #narendramodi #socialmedia #meta #youtube #mentalhealth #facebook #alphabet #x
The leaders of India and the European Union are set to announce a major trade deal reached after two decades of negotiations, which officials hope will help shield against challenges from the United States and China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/27/economy/eu-india-trade-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #europe #eu #india #narendramodi #ursulavonderleyen
India is proposing requiring smartphone makers to share their source codes with the government and make several software changes as part of a raft of security measures, prompting behind-the-scenes opposition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/12/tech/india-smartphone-source-code-security/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #india #smartphone #tech #privacy #apple #samsung #google #xiaomi #narendramodi
India’s capital recorded its worst pollution in nearly a decade this winter, sparking rare public protests and criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party over its handling of the air quality emergency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/02/asia-pacific/science-health/delhi-air-pollution-anger/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #sciencehealth #india #newdelhi #pollution #narendramodi #bjp #smog
India and Russia showcase warm ties during Putin’s New Delhi visit, yet their partnership is stagnating as defense delays, trade gaps and limited benefits reveal a relationship driven more by signaling than substance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/14/world/unshakable-india-russia-ties-fraying/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #russia #india #russianindianties #vladimirputin #narendramodi #russiaukrainewar #trade #indianeconomy #russianeconomy #defense
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to New Delhi should be a wake-up call for the United States: Attempting to coerce India into actions that compromise its national interest is a recipe for estrangement. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/10/world/america-pushing-india-away-bad-idea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #us #donaldtrumprussia #india #russianindianties #vladimirputin #narendramodi #russiaukrainewar #trade #indianeconomy
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 arrived in New Delhi for his first state visit to India since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, showcasing warming ties that have angered the U.S. and led to massive trade tariffs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/05/asia-pacific/politics/modi-putin-red-carpet/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #russia #india #vladimirputin #narendramodi #us #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
