Videos of actors like Aamir Khan criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi have dominated social media, muddying the political debate and influencing voter decisions.

The airport is named after former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, who borrowed heavily from China for infrastructure projects that quickly became commercial failures.

The electric vehicle maker is expected to build a base in India given the country’s importance as a sales market, analysts say.

Henan, home to the world’s largest iPhone factory, saw smartphone exports reach 6.65 million units in the first quarter, down 60.1 per cent from the same period last year.

ByteDance-owned TikTok is set to pursue legal action challenging the constitutionality of the measure, which US President Joe Biden has signed into law.

The recent surge of passengers is due to ongoing national elections and a cluster of astrologically auspicious dates, typically used for Hindu weddings.

China’s example could be the helping hand India needs in fixing its pollution problem, while not affecting GDP.

Within monthsof the Indian ban, Google rolled out YouTube Shorts and Instagram pushed out its Reels feature, mimicking short-form videos TikTok excelled at.

Media advocates have urged New Delhi to “cease using visa regulations as a tool of repression” against reporters.

A thumping victory for his party in this month’s parliamentary elections has lent Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu a free hand. But observers say his country is simply ‘too small’ to be taking sides.

Centre for Food Safety this month ordered four pre-packaged spice mix products from India to be recalled after it found the pesticide ethylene oxide in samples.

The country remains the US tech giant’s main manufacturing base, home to over a third of the factories run by its disclosed suppliers.

At an election rally, the Indian prime minister called Muslims ‘infiltrators’ and accused the opposition of wanting to gather Hindus’ wealth ‘and distribute it among those who have more children’.

Manila has received its first batch of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles from India, in a carefully timed shipment observers say is the start of a ‘clear push’ to expand military sales with Southeast Asia.

Median height for 18-year-olds of both sexes up by about 2cm, with weight increases also recorded, researchers say.

India’s national weather service has forecast an abnormally hot April through June, coinciding with the country’s general election. Will polling stations and election rallies be able to beat the heat?

The Indian prime minister’s ruling BJP has vowed to attain developed economy status within 25 years. But a host of legacy issues still need tackling.

Voters backed President Mohamed Muizzu‘s tilt towards China and away from traditional benefactor India, with his party winning 66 of the first 86 seats declared on Monday.

Hundreds of Pakistani women who crossed the frontier into Indian Kashmir decades ago with their ex-militant husbands now find themselves yearning for their homelands and families, but unable to leave.

Only Indian citizens can vote in India’s elections. But Prime Minister Narendra Modi has still worked hard to woo the diaspora – and their endorsement has an impact.

Wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, and continuing lower US interest rates have burnished gold’s billing as an investment, but it is the unrelenting Chinese demand that is juicing the rally.

The scandal now engulfing Cordlife Group Ltd. has implications across the region, given its operations in Hong Kong, Macau, Indonesia, the Philippines and India.

There is a growing trend among India’s Jains to undertake deeksha – in which they give up all possessions and relationships to beg for alms – at a young age.

The planned visit would have included a meeting with Prime Minister Modi and the announcement of plans for Tesla to enter the Indian market.