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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands as they attend a presentation of a joint statement after their delegation-level talks at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Dec. 5.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 10, 2025
Top Indian arms makers held rare meetings in Russia on joint ventures
Any potential collaboration with Russia risks setting back plans by Indian defense firms to jointly develop Western arms as part of a push to make India a global manufacturing hub.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China, on Sept. 1.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 2, 2025
Russia¡¯s Putin seeks to boost energy and defense exports with India visit
India¡¯s crude imports are set to hit a three-year low this month, after the tightening of sanctions on Russia that coincide with its growing purchases of U.S. oil and gas.
Firefighters work at the site of a crash involving an Indian-made Tejas fighter jet at the Dubai Air Show in the United Arab Emirates on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Nov 23, 2025
Tejas crash dampens export hopes for Indian fighter jet
The crash at the Dubai Airshow will inevitably overshadow India¡¯s efforts to establish the jet abroad after a painstaking development over four decades, experts said.
Police personnel inspect charred vehicles as they cordon off the blast site after an explosion near the Red Fort in the old quarters of New Delhi on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 11, 2025
Delhi police says car blast being probed under anti-terrorism law
The explosion in the Indian capital on Monday evening killed at least eight people and injured 20.
A port in the western state of Gujarat, India
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 7, 2025
India-U.S. spat over trade and oil threatens wider fallout
The tension could derail other areas of cooperation as domestic political pressures drive both sides to harden their stances, analysts say.
An Indian Air Force pilot gets out of a Rafale fighter jet during its induction ceremony at an air force station in Ambala, India, September 2020.
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Aug 4, 2025
How Pakistan shot down India¡¯s cutting-edge fighter using Chinese gear
Central to the May downing of a French-made Rafale fighter jet was an Indian intelligence failure concerning the range of the China-made PL-15 missile.
Officials, including Russian President Vladimir Putin (second from right), Defense Minister Andrei Belousov (third from right) and Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh (left), attend a meeting in Moscow on Dec. 10, 2024.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 25, 2025
Indian firm shipped explosives to Russia despite U.S. warnings
Two shipments sent in December by an Indian firm, both of which were unloaded in St. Petersburg, have been identified in Indian customs data.
A member of Pakistan armed forces takes a selfie at the International Defense Exhibition and Seminar in Karachi in November.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
May 27, 2025
India and Pakistan¡¯s drone battles mark new arms race in Asia
The South Asian powers are now locked in a drones arms race, according to security officials, industry executives and analysts in both countries.
A satellite image shows Nur Khan air base in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 14, 2025
How backchannel diplomacy pulled India and Pakistan back from the brink of war
At 2 a.m., explosions began. By nightfall, a U.S.-brokered ceasefire ended the deadliest escalation between India and Pakistan in decades.
India's Akash missiles are displayed during a Republic Day parade in New Delhi in 2020.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 16, 2025
India carving niche as budget-friendly arms maker for Russia¡¯s past buyers
The effort aims to capitalize on a sourcing scramble since the outbreak of war in Ukraine by nations that had historically relied on Washington and Moscow for weapons.
A soldier stops a car at a checkpoint in Bishnupur, Manipur, India, in April.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 20, 2024
Fighters from Myanmar¡¯s civil war exacerbate ethnic conflict in India
The conflict between Manipur¡¯s mostly Hindu Meitei community and the mainly Christian Kuki tribes is seen as one of India¡¯s biggest law-and-order failures.
A news reporter interviews people in the village where preacher Suraj Pal Singh Jatav grew up, in Bahadurnagar, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jul 8, 2024
¡®Miracles¡¯ and hope: Stampede spotlights India¡¯s craze for godmen
Gurus in India are often called godmen, and their patrons have included international celebrities like the Beatles.
Demonstrators protest outside an Indian consulate in Canada on Sept. 25 after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau raised the prospect of New Delhi's involvement in the murder of a Sikh separatist leader there. Now U.S. officials say they have thwarted a similar plot.
WORLD
Nov 23, 2023
U.S. thwarted plot to kill Sikh separatist in America
The U.S. is treating the plot with utmost seriousness and has raised the issue with the India ¡°at the senior-most levels,¡± the White House said.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 21, 2023
Heat insurance offers climate change lifeline to poor workers
This form of disaster assistance is on the rise across the developing world, as vulnerable communities are hammered by worsening drought, storms and heat waves.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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