Modi plots course after polls win

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi was meeting party allies and members of his cabinet Friday to plot a course for his second term after a landslide victory left the once-mighty Gandhi dynasty licking its wounds.

Modi set to return after landslide win

Hindu nationalist prime minister Narendra Modi vowed an ‘inclusive’ future for all Indians on Thursday after a landslide election victory that crushed the Gandhi dynasty’s comeback hopes once again.

Rahul Gandhi concedes personal defeat in family bastion

Rahul Gandhi, leader of India’s main opposition Congress party, conceded Thursday he had lost his seat in the famous family’s long-held home constituency.

Tillerson quietly meets with House lawmakers to discuss Trump

Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson quietly met with the top Democrat and Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee Tuesday for an interview that focused primarily on his time in the Trump administration, a congressional aide with direct knowledge of the discussion confirmed to

Huawei could be the first big casualty of China's clash with America

In little over 30 years, Huawei has gone from scrappy startup to China's most successful global consumer brand. Now it could become the first big casualty of an escalating fight with America over trade and the future of technology.

Muslims talk of leaving as divide with Hindus widens in Indian village

Muslims in Nayabans, an unremarkable village in northern India, say they remember a time when their children played with Hindu youths, and people from either faith chatted when the frequented each other’s shops and went to festivals together.

Modi shows confidence as opposition dismisses ominous exit poll

Political allies swathed Indian prime minister Narendra Modi in a victory garland on Tuesday, seeking to project confidence he would win a second straight term in a general election, but th

The task of restoring democracy

ON APRIL 24, an ultra-right wing Italian group assembled in Milan to resurrect Benito Mussolini. The day and the place were both symbolically significant. April 25 is celebrated as Liberation Day in

The task of restoring democracy

ON APRIL 24, an ultra-right wing Italian group assembled in Milan to resurrect Benito Mussolini. The day and the place were both symbolically significant. April 25 is celebrated as Liberation Day in

India’s BJP prepares return

India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is to meet coalition partners to discuss a new government, two BJP sources said on Monday, after exit polls predicted a clear general election victory for the party led by prime minister Narendra Modi, to the delight of Hindu groups.‘Everyone has seen the tremendous support for PM Modi and the BJP in Bengal.’