200 meters down an Indian mine: Why the country’s digging deep for coal
The two-minute ride down seems much longer than that. Once we reach the bottom of the shaft, we begin a 3.5 kilometer walk underground to the site where miners are…
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Obama: ‘I’m proud of saving the economy’
Obama conceded that “we still have a long way to go,” but said that his administration stabilized the economy and laid a “new foundation to move forward.” READ: Obama says…
Narendra Modi Replaces India’s Foreign Secretary With Envoy to U.S.
NEW DELHI — Just days after the conclusion of a visit from President Obama that was widely seen as a success, India has abruptly removed its highest-ranking diplomat and replaced…
China Tries to Stay Aloof From Warming U.S.-India Relationship
BEIJING — When Chinese troops provoked a standoff with Indian forces on a disputed border high in the Himalayas just before President Xi Jinping of China arrived in India last…
Obama Ends Visit With Challenge to India on Climate Change
NEW DELHI — President Obama pressed India on Tuesday to do more to curb the pollution that is choking its capital and contributing to global climate change, as he wrapped…
As Obama departs India, a push for reform
Speaking to an audience of students and activists in New Delhi, Obama declared the U.S. was India’s best-suited partner as it makes rapid economic advances and appears poised to overtake…
Is Obama-Modi ‘bromance’ a turning point in U.S., Indian relations?
U.S. President Barack Obama became the first American chief guest at the parade. Not only did he have to endure two hours of a cold Delhi morning drizzlealbeit in a…
U.S. and India Share Sense of Unease Over China
NEW DELHI — When President Obama landed here for a three-day visit, he brought a long list of issues to discuss, like energy and trade. But when he and Prime…
Secret Service investigating small drone on White House grounds
President Barack Obama and the first lady are both away, traveling in India with Earnest.
Secret Service investigating ‘device’ found at White House
The President and the first lady are in India.
Obama Makes the Most of India’s Republic Day Parade
NEW DELHI — On one level, of course, it was just a parade. But as President Obama watched marching military units pass by at India’s annual Republic Day celebration on…
Chitresh Das, Influential Performer and Educator of Indian Dance, Dies at 70
Chitresh Das, a teacher and performer who widely disseminated the north Indian classical dance form kathak in the United States, died on Jan. 4 in San Rafael, Calif. He was…
Obama Announces Nuclear “Breakthrough” With India
(Recasts with joint news conference) By Sanjeev Miglani and Douglas Busvine NEW DELHI, Jan 25 (Reuters) – In a glow of bonhomie, U.S. President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister…
Obama Lands in India, With Aim of Improving Ties
NEW DELHI — President Obama arrived here on Sunday morning for a three-day visit aimed at forging agreements with India to work together to curb climate change and to break…
Human Rights Groups Press Obama on India
NEW DELHI — A year after the arrest of an Indian diplomat accused of exploiting a domestic worker in New York ruptured relations, India and the United States have put…
Obama’s trip to my homeland: Proof of India’s rise again
This year, President Barack Obama will see the festivities firsthand. He’s the first U.S. leader India has invited to be the guest of honor and the first president to visit…
Is India getting nostalgic over Russia ties?
When Barack Obama heads to India this weekend to meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he will be both the first U.S. president to attend as Chief Guest and the…
Obama and Modi See Mutual Benefit in Breaking More Ice
In September, during his first visit to the White House, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India discussed clean energy, trade and security issues with President Obama. NEW DELHI — Ever…
India to overtake China as world’s fastest growing large economy
Related: Why Paul Krugman is scared of China Even if it posts a faster growth rate, India will not approach China in terms of raw economic power. – Chicago Mercantile…
Can tigers claw their way back from extinction?
Researchers involved in the study, the third of its kind carried out in India, say they used advanced technology to assess the population of the big cats. Debbie Banks, head…
VICTORY: Zoo Cancels Plans To Break Up Chimps’ 20-Year Friendship
Thanks to calls for compassion from animal welfare advocates, officials at a zoo in India have been forced to cancel plans to separate two chimpanzees who’ve been companions for the…
Why 2015 will be defining year for India
If there were an annual prize for the “World’s Most Hopeful Economy,” it would likely go to India. After years of disappointing returns, the world’s largest democracy rediscovered vigor in…
Best and worst countries for women on corporate boards
Here’s the full list, ranked from highest to lowest share of board members who are women. Norway 35.5% Finland 29.9% France 29.7% Sweden 28.8% Belgium 23.4% UK 22.8% Denmark 21.9%…
Bill Weir welcomes you to ‘The Wonder List’
I happened to be wallowing in a fit of premature nostalgia the day my bosses asked what sort of TV show I wanted to make. “A show about change,” I…