India
India shoots down satellite, shifting Asia's balance of power
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India had test-fired a rocket that shot down one of its own satellites, escalating a rivalry with China.
- by Jeffrey Gettleman and Hari Kumar
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India
Australia faces deepening recycling crisis as India bans plastic waste imports
India will stop taking Australia's plastic rubbish a year after China’s drastic restrictions sparked a national recycling crisis. So where will we send our plastic bottles?
- by Jewel Topsfield
China
'Peak coal in sight' as new power stations drop and retirements jump
The global pace of new construction of power stations is slowing while retirement of ageing plants is accelerating, placing the world on track for "peak coal" capacity within a couple of years.
- by Peter Hannam
Narendra Modi
From farms to slums, Indian women on sharp end of jobs crisis
According to the private Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), 90 per cent of about 10 million jobs lost in India last year were held by women.
- by Alexandra Ulmer and Suvashree Choudhury
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India
Blast at bus stand in India's Jammu and Kashmir
A blast at a bus stand in the Indian city of Jammu wounded at least five people on Thursday, it has been reported.
- by Mukesh Gupta
India
India has 15 of top 20 cities with world's worst air, report finds
South Asia is an especially toxic region for air quality, according to the report, which looked at data from more than 3000 cities around the world.
- by Kai Schultz
Opinion
Opinion
The subcontinent was just a heartbeat away from nuclear war
It’s impossible to stop technological change - and early use of tactical warheads is becoming a real option.
- by Nicholas Stuart
Pakistan
'Were you uprooting terrorists or trees?' India terror strike queried
India's air chief won't confirm the death toll from last week's strike on an alleged terrorist training camp in Pakistan, fuelling doubts over its success.
- by Rahul Bedi
India
Fatal violence flares again in Kashmir after pilot's release
The prospect of a major conflict erupting between India and Pakistan, which was a real fear just a few days ago, may have receded somewhat.
- by Jeffrey Gettleman
Pakistan
India, Pakistan resume shelling in Kashmir
India and Pakistan again targeted each other's posts and villages along the volatile frontier in disputed Kashmir, killing civilians and soldiers.
Pakistan
Pakistani army chief reaches out to Australia, UK
Qamar Javed Bajwa told them Pakistan would "surely respond to any aggression in self-defence"