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INDIA

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jul 22, 2018
India scraps tax on sanitary pads in boost for girls’ education
India scrapped a controversial tax on sanitary pads Saturday, a move hailed by campaigners who say it will help more girls to go to school during their periods and boost their job prospects.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 22, 2018
In Senegal, Xi pledges stronger Sino-African ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged during a visit to Senegal on Saturday to strengthen economic ties with Africa, a continent already awash with cheap Chinese loans in exchange for minerals and huge construction projects.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2018
Netflix shares tank after subscriber growth falls short and India foray faces rivals
Netflix Inc.’s subscriber growth fell short of Wall Street expectations on Monday, sending shares of the normally high-flying stock down 14 percent on fears that the company’s expansion is slowing.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 12, 2018
Indian lawmaker in Modi’s party charged in connection with rape of teenage girl
A lawmaker from India’s ruling party was charged on Wednesday in connection with the rape of a teenage girl, a case that has embarrassed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government amid a spate of sexual violence that has stirred street protests.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 29, 2018
Steaming New Delhi sees anger and killings over water in summer of discontent
Through the long summer months in India’s capital, tens of thousands of people have cut back on daily showers and laundry because of a shortage of water that has led to fighting in some areas in which three people have been killed.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 27, 2018
‘Things have not changed’: Mother of gang rape victim backs India’s rank as ‘most dangerous for women’
The mother of a female student who was gang raped and killed on a Delhi bus more than five years ago supported a Thomson Reuters Foundation poll of experts on Wednesday that ranked India as the world’s most dangerous country for women.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 26, 2018
Boeing gets a jump on Farnborough air show with $14.4 billion in jetliner deals as Asia market tilts
Boeing Co. isn’t waiting for next month’s Farnborough International Airshow to unveil blockbuster aircraft deals — or start booking cash.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health / FOCUS
Jun 24, 2018
India speeds up environmental approval process for major industrial projects
India is fast-tracking environmental clearances for projects like power plants and coal mines in a bid to boost growth, setting off alarm bells among environmentalists and affected residents who say the decisions are being made too quickly.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 12, 2018
India set to miss key target for Japan-backed bullet train project: sources
India is set to miss a December deadline to acquire land for a Japan-backed $17 billion (¥1.87 trillion) bullet train project following protests by fruit growers, government officials said, likely delaying one of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s most ambitious projects.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 7, 2018
With ports, ships and promises, India unveils plans to play stronger role in Southeast Asia
Almost lost in the din of the upcoming U.S.-North Korea summit and fresh tension between Washington and Beijing last week, India cemented its diplomatic and security ties across Southeast Asia in a clear challenge to China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2018
Singapore’s Shangri-La hotel — where brass, arms merchants and spies rub elbows
For the region’s military officers, diplomats, weapons manufacturers and spies, there are few livelier places than the lobby of Singapore’s Shangri-La hotel around midyear.
EDITORIALS
Jun 3, 2018
What’s in a name? Understanding the ‘Indo-Pacific’
An idea first broached by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the term ‘Indo-Pacific’ recognizes the increasing connectivity between the Indian and Pacific oceans.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 2, 2018
Modi threads path between rising China and an uncertain U.S. at first Shangri-La Dialogue appearance
U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis described India as the “fulcrum” of security in the Indo-Pacific region as he traveled this week to an annual security conference in Singapore, attended for the first time by an Indian leader.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 29, 2018
Pakistan orders probe of ex-spymaster over ‘Spy Chronicles’ book
Pakistan’s army ordered an inquiry on Monday into a former spy chief for co-writing a book with the ex-chief of an intelligence agency from arch-rival India that has stirred controversy on a range of issues.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 29, 2018
India boosts hunt for origin of mystery brain-damaging Nipah virus as confirmed deaths reach 13
India began a fresh round of tests to trace the origin of a rare brain-damaging virus that has killed 13 people, a health official said on Monday, as initial tests on animals suspected of carrying the Nipah virus showed no sign of the disease.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 22, 2018
Pollution turns India’s white marble Taj Mahal green
India’s white marble Taj Mahal is turning yellow and green as the 17th century mausoleum weathers filthy air in the world’s eighth-most polluted city.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 10, 2018
Toward a free and open Indo-Pacific
Trump’s ‘America First’ policy clashes with his regional vision.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 7, 2018
Changing Indo-Pacific power dynamics
Japanese and Indian efforts to improve relations with Beijing work to China’s advantage
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 7, 2018
22 collared in eastern India in three separate rape cases as attacks gain spotlight
Police have arrested 22 people in eastern India in three separate rape cases involving teenage girls, officials said on Sunday, as grisly new attacks against women come to light despite tougher penalties.
EDITORIALS
May 4, 2018
China and India make progress
Japan must understand the China-India relationship as it formulates its regional strategy, especially given the growing significance of New Delhi in Tokyo’s foreign policy.

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