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India not plan more fresh financial support provide for Sri Lanka as IMF talks progress

THE ASIA LIVE Sep 15, 2022

India does not plan to provide fresh financial support to Sri Lanka on top of the nearly $4 billion it has extended this year, two sources told Reuters, as the island's battered economy starts to stabilise after a preliminary loan agreement…

Bangladesh PM to boost bilateral ties with India during 4-day visit

THE ASIA LIVE Sep 6, 2022

Bangladesh’s Prime Minister was welcomed to India with a ceremony in the capital, New Delhi — a four-day visit aimed at boosting bilateral ties.

India’s Russian coal buying spikes as traders offer steep discounts

THE ASIA LIVE Jun 19, 2022

India’s purchases of Russian coal have spiked in recent weeks despite global sanctions on Moscow, as traders offer discounts of up to 30 per cent, according to two trade sources and data reviewed by Reuters.

Indian man beaten to death inside historic Sikh temple

THE ASIA LIVE Dec 19, 2021

NEW DELHI A man was beaten to death in the northern Indian city of Amritsar after he allegedly attempted to commit a sacrilegious act inside the historic Golden Temple, one of Sikhs’ most revered shrines. The incident occurred during…

Jaishankar to host India-Central Asia Dialogue in New Delhi from Dec 18-20

THE ASIA LIVE Dec 16, 2021

NEW DELHI External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar is set to host the third meeting of the India-Central Asia Dialogue in New Delhi from December 18-20 to discuss further strengthening of relations between the members, with…

Modi, Putin to meet tomorrow with spotlight on India-Russia special, privileged strategic…

THE ASIA LIVE Dec 5, 2021

NEW DELHI As India prepares to host Russian President Vladimir Putin for the annual India-Russia summit, New Delhi's time-tested and all-weather partnership with Moscow is back in the limelight. This will be the first in-person…

A silent killer is choking India’s capital

THE ASIA LIVE Nov 24, 2021

NEW DELHI Gulpreet Singh begs for food from a dirty hemp mat spread on the sidewalk outside Delhi's South Campus metro station. Like millions of Indians who survive on handouts or daily wages, the 84-year-old says he has no choice but…

Cases of dengue higher started rising in Delhi

THE ASIA LIVE Sep 17, 2021

NEW DELHI Cases of dengue have started rising in Delhi. So far, the capital has recorded 158 cases as against 131 recorded in 2020 till this point of the year. within the second week of September alone, 34 dengue patients were found.…

Thousands of Indian farmers rally against farm laws

THE ASIA LIVE Sep 5, 2021

Muzaffarnagar, INDIA thousands of farmers gathered in India's most crowded state Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, the biggest rally yet in a months-long series of demonstrations to press Narendra Modi’s government to repeal three new…

India internet law adds to fears over online speech, privacy

THE ASIA LIVE Jul 15, 2021

SHEIKH SAALIQ and KRUTIKA PATHI | NEW DELHI It began in February with a tweet by pop star Rihanna that sparked widespread condemnation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s handling of massive farmer protests near the capital, souring…

WhatsApp sues Indian government over new internet rules

THE ASIA LIVE May 26, 2021

NEW DELHI The messaging app WhatsApp has sued the Indian government seeking to defend its users’ privacy and stop new rules that would require it to make messages “traceable” to external parties. WhatsApp filed the lawsuit Wednesday…

Vaccine inequality in India sends many falling through gaps

THE ASIA LIVE May 26, 2021

NEW DELHI As the coronavirus tears through India, night watchman Sagar Kumar thinks constantly about getting vaccines for himself and his family of five amid critical shortages of shots in the country. But even if he knew how to get one,…

India’s gov’t eases hospital oxygen shortage as demand jumps

THE ASIA LIVE May 6, 2021

NEW DELHI Under order by the Supreme Court, India’s government agreed on Thursday to provide more medical oxygen to hospitals in the capital, potentially easing a 2-week-old shortage that worsened the country’s exploding coronavirus…

SOS messages, panic as virus breaks India’s health system

THE ASIA LIVE Apr 27, 2021

NEW DELHI Dr. Gautam Singh dreads the daily advent of the ventilator beeps, signaling that oxygen levels are critically low, and hearing his desperately ill patients start gasping for air in the New Delhi emergency ward where he works.…

India’s crematoriums overwhelmed as virus ‘swallows people’

THE ASIA LIVE Apr 25, 2021

NEW DELHI India’s crematoriums and burial grounds are being overwhelmed by the devastating new surge of infections tearing through the populous country with terrifying speed, depleting the supply of life-saving oxygen to critical levels…

‘Beg, borrow, steal’: the fight for oxygen among New Delhi’s hospitals

THE ASIA LIVE Apr 22, 2021

Pankaj Solanki, a doctor and the director of a small hospital in New Delhi, rushed to an oxygen vendor earlier this week to secure enough cylinders to keep 10 COVID-19 patients on the ICU ward breathing. His supplies would only last…

India in crisis as hospitals run out of beds and oxygen for COVID-19 patients

THE ASIA LIVE Apr 20, 2021

NEW DELHI An alarming spike in COVID-19 cases has created a crisis across India, particularly in the capital, New Delhi, recording more than 25,000 cases — about one in three of those tested — in the past 24 hours, according to official…

Chaos in New Delhi as protesting farmers hoist Khalistan flag on Red Fort

THE ASIA LIVE Jan 26, 2021

NEW DELHI The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi failed to stop protesting farmers despite police crackdown who entered the historic Red Fort complex in the capital and hoist Khalistan flags. Growers, angered by laws they say…

Blue skies gone, pollution returns to Indian capital

THE ASIA LIVE Oct 13, 2020

CHANDIGARH, India Soon after India enforced a lockdown to stem the spread of COVID-19 this March, halting industrial activity, residents in the capital Delhi were thrilled to see clear blue skies and twinkling stars for the first time in…

Indian couple run street-side classes for poor students

THE ASIA LIVE Sep 21, 2020

NEW DELHI On a quiet road in India’s capital, tucked away on a wide, red-bricked sidewalk, kids set adrift by the country’s COVID-19 lockdown are being tutored. The children, ages 4 to 14, carry book bags more than 2 kilometers (a mile)…

India passes farm bills amid protest from opposition parties

THE ASIA LIVE Sep 20, 2020

NEW DELHI India’s parliament on Sunday passed new bills the government says will make it easier for farmers to sell their produce directly to big buyers, despite growing protest from opposition parties and a long-time ally of the ruling…

India’s coronavirus infections surge to 5.4 million

THE ASIA LIVE Sep 20, 2020

MUMBAI India’s coronavirus case tally surged to 5.4 million as it added 92,605 new infections in the last 24 hours, data from the federal health ministry showed on Sunday. The country has posted the highest single-day caseload in the…

India adds 5 French-made fighter jets in military upgrade

THE ASIA LIVE Sep 10, 2020

NEW DELHI The Indian air force inducted into service five French-made Rafale fighter jets Thursday amid heightened tensions with China along their disputed frontier. New Delhi has sent reinforcements of fighter jets and military…

India now 2nd behind US in virus cases amid economic pain

THE ASIA LIVE Sep 7, 2020

NEW DELHI India’s increasing coronavirus caseload made the Asian giant the world’s second-worst-hit country behind the United States on Monday, as its efforts to head off economic disaster from the pandemic gain urgency. The 90,802…

Indian leader’s virus fund won’t disclose donors, payments

THE ASIA LIVE Jul 14, 2020

NEW DELHI Bejon Misra responded quickly to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal in March for donations to a new fund to strengthen the country’s fight against the coronavirus. The next day, the 69-year-old retired management…

New Delhi’s rising cases prompt mass survey

THE ASIA LIVE Jun 25, 2020

NEW DELHI India has counted another record daily high in new virus cases as New Delhi grew to its worst-hit city. India registered 16,922 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the national total to 473,105. The Health Ministry on Thursday…

India seeks eased tensions with China after Himalayas clash

THE ASIA LIVE Jun 19, 2020

NEW DELHI India said Thursday it was using diplomatic channels with China to de-escalate a military standoff in a remote Himalayan border region where 20 Indian soldiers were killed this week. Responding to China’s claim to the disputed…

India cautions China against untenable sovereignty claims

THE ASIA LIVE Jun 18, 2020

NEW DELHI India on Thursday cautioned China against making “exaggerated and untenable claims” on the sovereignty of the Galvan Valley area even as both nations tried to end a standoff in the high Himalayan region where their armies engaged…

China demands India punish those behind deadly clashes

THE ASIA LIVE Jun 17, 2020

BEIJING China’s foreign minister demanded Wednesday that India punish those behind deadly border clashes between their forces this week, and warned New Delhi not to underestimate Beijing’s determination to safeguard what it considers its…

‘Ticking time bomb:’ Lack of beds slows Delhi’s virus fight

THE ASIA LIVE Jun 12, 2020

NEW DELHI In New Delhi, a sprawling capital region of 46 million and home to some of India’s highest concentration of hospitals, a pregnant woman’s death after a frantic hunt for a sickbed was a worrying sign about the country’s ability to…

New Delhi lifts order that limited hospital beds

THE ASIA LIVE Jun 9, 2020

NEW DELHI New Delhi has reversed orders that limited the scope of coronavirus testing and reserved hospital beds for city residents as the Indian capital’s caseload continues to surge. The city’s numbers of infected jumped to 29,943 on…

India sees 10,000 new cases ahead of reopenings

THE ASIA LIVE Jun 7, 2020

NEW DELHI India reported 9,971 new coronavirus cases on Sunday in another biggest single-day spike, a day before it prepares to reopen shopping malls, hotels and religious places after a 10-week lockdown. India has now surpassed Spain as…

Virus, heat wave and locusts form perfect storm in India

THE ASIA LIVE May 28, 2020

NEW DELHI As if the coronavirus wasn’t enough, India grappled with scorching temperatures and the worst locust invasion in decades as authorities prepared for the end of a monthslong lockdown despite recording thousands of new infections…

VIRUS DIARY: Lockdown, loneliness and a difficult goodbye

THE ASIA LIVE May 14, 2020

NEW DELHI On the last night of her life, my cat watched fireworks and flaming paper lanterns illuminate the dark New Delhi skies. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asked India’s 1.3 billion people, living under the world’s largest…

India’s cases spike with Chennai market cluster

THE ASIA LIVE May 6, 2020

NEW DELHI Health officials are rushing to contain the spread of the coronavirus in India’s southern city of Chennai, where a large cluster has been identified among people at one of the country’s largest markets for fruit, vegetables and…

India’s virus lockdown eased while infection rate speeds up

THE ASIA LIVE May 4, 2020

NEW DELHI India relaxed some coronavirus lockdown restrictions on Monday even as the pace of infection picked up and reopenings drew crowds of people. The near-total 5-week lockdown on India’s 1.3 billion population achieved a slowdown in…

Rise in virus cases in crowded Indian jails prompts concerns

THE ASIA LIVE May 2, 2020

NEW DELHI The spreading of the coronavirus in India’s notoriously crowded prisons has prompted authorities to impose jail lockdowns and release thousands of pretrial detainees on parole, as health experts worry that the cramped facilities…

The pandemic and rising Islamophobia mar Ramadan in India

THE ASIA LIVE Apr 30, 2020

SRINAGAR, INDIA Ramadan in India, which began April 25 in the country, has been marred by the rising Islamophobia following accusations that a surge in infections was tied to a three-day meeting in March in New Delhi of an Islamic…

Indian Muslims face stigma, blame for surge in infections

THE ASIA LIVE Apr 25, 2020

NEW DELHI India’s government is blaming an Islamic missionary meeting for a surge in coronavirus cases, triggering a wave of violence, business boycotts and hate speech toward Muslims that experts warn could worsen the pandemic in the…

Religious leaders call for united action to overcome Covid 19

THE ASIA LIVE Apr 23, 2020

Jose Kalathil, NEW DELHI Twenty two leaders and representatives of religious and interfaith organizations have issued a joint statement on the constructive role religion should play in uniting people of all faiths in the fight against…

As people stay home, Earth turns wilder and cleaner

THE ASIA LIVE Apr 22, 2020

An unplanned grand experiment is changing Earth. As people across the globe stay home to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, the air has cleaned up, albeit temporarily. Smog stopped choking New Delhi, one of the most polluted cities in…

Lockdown reveals fresh air, cleaner rivers in India

THE ASIA LIVE Apr 22, 2020

NEW DELHI India’s extended lockdown to curb the coronavirus outbreak has shut down schools, workplaces, industries, transport, and forced people to stay home. It also led to an unexpected bonus in the country with six out of 10 of the…

PHOTOS: Indian migrants walk hundreds of miles to go home

THE ASIA LIVE Apr 1, 2020

NEW DELHI They were hungry. Some had not eaten for days. Others survived on water and biscuits. But they walked anyway for hundreds of miles, in groups of families that included men and women, young and old — all trudging along deserted…

India links virus cases to religious gathering

THE ASIA LIVE Mar 31, 2020

NEW DELHI A neighborhood in the Indian capital where a religious sect is headquartered has been sealed off from outsiders after police evacuated more than 1,000 people believed to have been exposed to the coronavirus during a religious…

Indian police fire tear gas on jobless workers defying coronavirus lockdown

THE ASIA LIVE Mar 30, 2020

NEW DELHI Police in western India fired tear gas to disperse a stone-pelting crowd of migrant workers defying a three-week lockdown against the coronavirus that has left hundreds of thousands of poor without jobs and hungry, authorities…

Indian authorities send buses to take unemployed to villages

THE ASIA LIVE Mar 28, 2020

NEW DELHI Authorities sent a fleet of buses to the outskirts of India’s capital on Saturday to meet an exodus of migrant workers desperately trying to reach their home villages during the world’s largest coronavirus lockdown. Thousands of…

Jobless after virus lockdown, India’s poor struggle to eat

THE ASIA LIVE Mar 26, 2020

NEW DELHI Some of India’s legions of poor and people suddenly thrown out of work by a nationwide stay-at-home order began receiving aid distribution Thursday, as both the public and private sector work to blunt the impact of efforts to…

Some defy India’s sweeping virus lockdown but most stay in

THE ASIA LIVE Mar 25, 2020

NEW DELHI Indians woke up to deserted streets on Wednesday as the government began the gargantuan task of keeping 1.3 billion people indoors during a Hindu holiday season to prevent the coronavirus from rapidly spreading across the…

Modi puts all of India under lockdown for 21 days to fight coronavirus

THE ASIA LIVE Mar 24, 2020

New Delhi Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday the government would impose a nationwide lockdown from midnight for 21 days to stem the spread of the coronavirus. “There will be a total ban on venturing out of your homes,”…

India’s restrictive criteria for virus testing may mask toll

THE ASIA LIVE Mar 18, 2020

NEW DELHI A British citizen appeared at a public hospital in India’s capital with a cough, difficulty breathing and a private clinic’s referral for a coronavirus test. She was turned away. Indian authorities said Tuesday they would not…

In view of the spread of COVID 19, TERI SAS suspends classes till March 31

THE ASIA LIVE Mar 16, 2020

New Delhi TERI School of Advanced Studies (TERI SAS) has suspended all classes in its campus from 13th March 2020 till March 31st, 2020 in view of the spread of Novel Corona Virus (COVID 19) and in pursuance of directions of Govt of NCT…

Bhutan bans tourists after first coronavirus case, India total hits 31

THE ASIA LIVE Mar 6, 2020

NEW DELHI Bhutan said on Friday it had banned the entry of tourists for two weeks after it confirmed its first case of the coronavirus, in a tourist who arrived form neighboring India. The tiny Himalayan kingdom, which is heavily reliant…

Mob rule is here to stay in India

THE ASIA LIVE Mar 3, 2020

Spring has come to Delhi. The smog of winter has lifted; the skies are blue once more and the first blossoms are blooming in the gardens. There is nothing U.S. President Donald Trump saw during his short visit to the capital that would…

Trump defends Modi, refuses to weigh in on citizenship law

THE ASIA LIVE Feb 25, 2020

NEW DELHI Defending the host who has showered him with pomp and pageantry, President Donald Trump refusedTuesday to speak out publicly against a controversial new Indian citizenship law pushed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi that has…

New violence erupts in Indian capital over citizenship law

THE ASIA LIVE Feb 25, 2020

NEW DELHI New violence erupted in the Indian capital on Tuesday, a day after at least seven people, including a police officer, were killed and more than 100 others were reportedly injured in clashes between hundreds of supporters and…

Trump expresses optimism about eventual US-India trade deal

THE ASIA LIVE Feb 25, 2020

NEW DELHI President Donald Trump said Tuesday he’s optimistic about the prospects of inking a trade deal with India despite moves by both sides that created doubt about the ability to reach an agreement. Trump emerged from a pair of…

Seven killed, 150 injured in Indian capital riot as Trump visits

THE ASIA LIVE Feb 25, 2020

NEW DELHI At least seven people were killed and around 150 were injured in clashes between opposing groups in the Indian capital, a police official told on Tuesday, the deadliest riots in the city since protests against a new citizenship…

Trump’s India visit moves from pomp to trade, military talks

THE ASIA LIVE Feb 25, 2020

NEW DELHI President Donald Trump’s two-day visit to India turned to substance Tuesday after opening with a heavy dose of pomp and pageantry, but few concrete accomplishments were expected from the whirlwind trip. Trump kicked off his…

Police officer killed in pro, anti-CAA protesters clash in Delhi

THE ASIA LIVE Feb 24, 2020

New Delhi A police officer was killed and another was injured as clashes broke out between pro- and anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) demonstrators in Delhi on Monday. Stone pelting and arson were reported, with two shops being set on…

India suspends Internet in Aligarh over anti-CAA protests

THE ASIA LIVE Feb 24, 2020

New Delhi India has suspended mobile Internet in Aligarh, a city in the Uttar Pradesh state, for at least six hours, according to NDTV, after violent clashes broke out between authorities and activists protesting a controversial…

TERI SAS mourns the demise of its founding father Dr R K Pachauri and stands with his family in this…

THE ASIA LIVE Feb 17, 2020

NEW DELHI The TERI School of Advanced Studies (TERI SAS)family grieves the loss of its founding Chancellor and one of the finest environmentalists and a trailblazer of sustainable development, Dr R K Pachauri, who left for his heavenly…

‘Inter-faith dialogue need of the hour’

THE ASIA LIVE Feb 17, 2020

Jose Kalathil New Delhi,India At a time when there is so much hatred in the world, inter-faith dialogue is essential for creating cordial relations with people of all religions. To this end, Institute of Harmony and Peace Studies (IHPS)…

India: Modi’s ‘hate campaign backfired’ in Delhi polls

THE ASIA LIVE Feb 14, 2020

NEW DELHI, India Indian ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) hate campaign backfired in capital Delhi’s assembly elections last week, with voters spurning its divisive platform, according to a winning party official. Voters gave a…

Delhi election results 2020: AAP leads on 58 seats, BJP on 12

THE ASIA LIVE Feb 11, 2020

New Delhi The early trends for all 70 seats in Delhi Assembly elections hint that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is all set to retain power in the capital. According to the data compiled by the Election Commission of India, the AAP is leading…

Imran Khan to not use Indian airspace during Malaysia visit

THE ASIA LIVE Feb 3, 2020

Islamabad Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will not use the Indian airspace for his flight to Malaysia, ARY News reported citing sources. Khan, who will embark on a two-day visit to Malaysia on Monday, has decided not to use Indian…

Man brandishes gun in Delhi’s Jamia area, detained

THE ASIA LIVE Jan 30, 2020

New Delhi A man brandishing a gun in the Jamia area here on Thursday has been detained by police. The man brandishing the weapon in his hand was seen walking along the road while mediapersons captured the incident on their cameras. He was…

India showcases military strength at Republic Day

THE ASIA LIVE Jan 26, 2020

NEW DELHI India on Sunday showcased its military strength at an event marking the country’s 71st Republic Day. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was the chief guest at the event held in the capital New Delhi. This was the third time that…

Iran warns Europe as diplomat says officials ‘lied’ on crash

THE ASIA LIVE Jan 15, 2020

TEHRAN, Iran Iran’s president warned Wednesday that European soldiers in the Mideast “could be in danger” after three nations challenged Tehran over breaking the limits of its nuclear deal. Tehran’s top diplomat meanwhile acknowledged that…

In India women are raped every 15 minutes

THE ASIA LIVE Jan 10, 2020

NEW DELHI One woman reported a rape every 15 minutes on an average in India in 2018, according to government data released on Thursday, underlining its dismal reputation as one of the worst places in the world to be female. The highly…

India grants diplomats access to restive Kashmir for first time in months

THE ASIA LIVE Jan 9, 2020

SRINAGAR,India Foreign diplomats visited India-ruled Kashmir on Thursday for the first time since New Delhi stripped the region of special status in August, although some European nations and others declined the invite after being refused…

Muslims in fear as police crack down in India’s heartland

THE ASIA LIVE Jan 7, 2020

MEERUT, India Sometimes Arshad Hussain disappears. He will be sitting on the bed, watching relatives, neighbors and journalists pour into his house when suddenly scenes of his dead son wash over him. “I find myself on the street, staring…

Congress, AAP responsible for riots: Amit Shah

THE ASIA LIVE Jan 6, 2020

New Delhi Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday launched a scathing attack on Congress over its stand against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and accused Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi of misleading the minorities. He also asserted that Aam…

Situation grim in university: Students leave JNU campus

THE ASIA LIVE Jan 6, 2020

New Delhi A student of JNU who was leaving the campus on Monday morning said that people from outside had attacked those in the campus and the situation was still grim in the university. "People came from outside, armed with sticks and…

JNU Violence : Masked mob attacks students, teachers; JNUSU president injured

THE ASIA LIVE Jan 5, 2020

New Delhi Violence broke out in Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University campus on Sunday evening after a group of masked men went on a rampage inside the campus, brutally attacking students and teachers and vandalising property. Several…

Battery factory collapses in fire in New Delhi, killing 1

THE ASIA LIVE Jan 2, 2020

NEW DELHI: A factory manufacturing batteries in the Indian capital caught fire and collapsed Thursday, killing one firefighter and injuring at least 13 others, officials said. A fire official said three people were rescued from the debris…

GST collections cross ₹1 trillion mark

THE ASIA LIVE Jan 2, 2020

Aditya Vaibhav, New Delhi Bringing some relief to policymakers fighting to boost consumption and liquidity in a slowing economy, Goods and services tax (GST) collections exceeded the ₹1-trillion mark for the second straight month in…

At 2.4 degrees, Delhi records season’s lowest temperature

THE ASIA LIVE Dec 28, 2019

New Delhi The national capital on Saturday recorded its coldest day of the season as the minimum temperature plummeted to 2.4 degrees Celsius in the morning, officials said. Dense fog enveloped the city reducing visibility and affecting…