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Foreign Media On Whether Hollande Claims Can Dent PM Modi's Reputation

India News | Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Sunday September 23, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing allegations his administration acted improperly on a multi-billion dollar warplane contract with France, keeping alive a controversial issue that could dent the ruling party's reputation as it heads to elections next year.

Section 377 Was Being Used As "Weapon Of Discrimination": Chief Justice

India News | Upmanyu Trivedi, Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Thursday September 6, 2018

India's top court has legalized gay sex in the world's second-most populous country in a landmark decision that partially struck down a 158-year-old colonial-era law. After a decades-long legal battle, a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India has diluted Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which was first enacted in 1860 and ranks gay sex...

India's Diplomat Shortage Leaves It Far Behind Asian Rival China: Report

India News | Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Friday August 31, 2018

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Pentagon chief Jim Mattis are heading to New Delhi next week for an inaugural set of high-level meetings -- one more sign the West wants to deepen cooperation with India as a hedge against China.

India And China's New Cosiness Won't Last Long: Foreign Media

India News | Karthikeyan Sundaram, Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Thursday June 28, 2018

President Donald Trump's moves to protect U.S. trade interests are creating unusual bedfellows in Asia. India and China, longstanding economic and strategic rivals, are seeing a thaw in relations less than a year after the most serious border flare-up since a war in 1962 threatened ties between the two Asian giants.

Next Informal Summit In India In 2019, Xi Jinping Accepts PM's Invite

India News | Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Saturday June 9, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping committed to continue improving ties between Asia's most populous countries in a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of a summit in China. The meeting came weeks after a high-profile "informal summit" between the two leaders in Wuhan.

Opinion: PM Modi Navigating Carefully Between Mighty China, Unreliable US

Opinion | Marc Champion, Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Monday June 4, 2018

US Defense Secretary James Mattis described India as the "fulcrum'' of security in the Indo-Pacific region as he traveled this week to an annual security conference in Singapore, attended for the first time by an Indian leader.

Centre Wants "Mass Surveillance Tool", Overreach Possible, Warn Analysts

India News | Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Wednesday May 30, 2018

The government is looking for a company to analyze social media posts to help boost nationalism and neutralize any "media blitzkrieg by India's adversaries."

Karnataka Win Gives BJP Momentum For 2019: Foreign Media

India News | Bibhudatta Pradhan and Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Tuesday May 15, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party is set to wrest power from the Congress party in the southern state of Karnataka, a win that will give his ruling party momentum going into the 2019 general election.

India Is Part Of This Club Of 5, Along With US And China

India News | Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Wednesday May 2, 2018

India has joined the US and China as one of the world's five biggest military spenders, reflecting geopolitical tensions as well as the country's reliance on imported weapons and sprawling personnel costs.

Inside China's $1 Billion Port Where Ships Don't Want to Stop

World News | Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Thursday April 19, 2018

Each year roughly 60,000 ships vital to the global economy sail through the Indian Ocean past a Chinese-operated port on the southern tip of Sri Lanka. Almost none of them stop to unload cargo.

Delhi Debacle Haunts Justin Trudeau At Home: Foreign Media

India News | Josh Wingrove and Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Friday March 16, 2018

Justin Trudeau's latest trip abroad was unraveling even before an attempted murderer entered the fray. The appearance of Sikh separatist Jaspal Atwal at a Trudeau reception in Mumbai was the nadir.

Ring The Doorbell And Run: How Nuclear Rivals Harass Each Other

India News | Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Friday March 16, 2018

In some ways, the recent diplomatic standoff between India and Pakistan sounds like an acrimonious neighborhood dispute. Indian diplomats in Islamabad are used to having doorbells rung in the middle of the night and being trailed by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence spy agency, said Vishnu Prakash, a retired diplomat who served as the politica...

Maldives Is Latest Flashpoint In India Vs China Rivalry: Foreign Media

World News | Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Wednesday February 7, 2018

A power struggle in the Maldives, a tiny Indian Ocean nation known for scenic luxury resorts and crystal-clear blue water, is taking center stage in a wider battle for regional influence between India and China.

Budget 2018: Healthcare Winner, Losers Could Include Apple

Business | Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Thursday February 1, 2018

With national polls looming next year -- and possibly as early as late 2018 -- Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has rolled out a budget designed to help distressed farmers and rural areas while boosting growth, jobs and private investment.

India's $250-Billion Military Upgrade Plan Is Sputtering: Foreign Media

India News | Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Thursday February 1, 2018

India celebrated its Republic Day by parading troops and locally made weapons in front of New Delhi's colonial-era sandstone buildings and past 10 Southeast Asian heads of state -- all potential buyers.