by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 8, 2014 | World
Srinagar, Reuters—Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took his political campaign to the troubled northern state of Jammu and Kashmir, promising jobs and water supplies to win support in a region at the heart of nearly seven decades of hostility with...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 27, 2014 | Business
New Delhi, Bloomberg—Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley pledged to restore investor confidence in Asia’s third-larggest economy on his first day in office after Narendra Modi unveiled the nation’s smallest cabinet in 16 years. Jaitley, who will also head...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 16, 2014 | World
New Delhi, Reuters—Opposition candidate Narendra Modi will be the next prime minister of India, with counting trends showing the pro-business Hindu nationalist and his party headed for the most resounding election victory the country has seen in thirty years....
by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 13, 2014 | World
New Delhi, AP—Millions of Indian voters wrapped up the country’s mammoth national election on Monday and exit polls indicated that Hindu nationalist opposition leader Narendra Modi was the front-runner for prime minister. With 814 million eligible voters, India voted...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 2, 2014 | World
Guwahati, Reuters—Suspected tribal rebels have shot dead 11 Muslims in attacks in India’s northeasterly tea-growing state of Assam, where tension has run high during a drawn-out general election, officials said on Friday. Police said they suspected militants...
