India

The world’s pharmacy is looking to inoculations to build friendly ties around the world—and compete with China.

India’s tricky regional balance of power isn’t made any easier by sectarian tensions.

Farmers say “pro-government” ruling doesn’t go far enough.

In the global internet economy, India’s tech industry has a leg up on China’s.

The incoming U.S. president must hold China and other countries accountable for religious persecution—and counter Beijing’s global campaign to destroy human rights.

The military standoff in the Himalayas is often seen as a stalemate between two nuclear powers. But New Delhi cannot afford the status quo.

From human rights abuses in Xinjiang to the coronavirus crisis in the United States, here are the stories that most captivated our readers this year.

Citizens hungry for information turned to the media during the pandemic, but governments around the world used the crisis to restrict journalists.

After decades of uneasy ties, China can no longer deny that India is a real threat.

With much of the world in lockdown again, here are some of this year’s highlights to help you pass the time.

Agriculture’s importance for the labor market cannot be underestimated—especially amid a historic pandemic.

Modi’s party is expected to further polarize state electorates along religious lines in 2021.

The Communist Party is putting ideological battles first.

India’s attack on Kashmiri autonomy has united two parties that were once sworn enemies. The newly formed Gupkar Alliance could reshape the disputed region’s politics and cause problems for the BJP.

Once an asset, the clan has become an electoral liability.

A new book offers riveting and memorable reporting, though it falls back on outdated narratives of a country that has moved on.

The U.K.’s quick approval of the Pfizer vaccine means some Britons will get shots starting next week—but in the rest of the world, it’s going to take a while for regular people to get inoculated.

The RCEP truly is a China-style trade agreement: platitudinous and ineffective.