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‘Infiltrators’: Indian PM Narendra Modi accused of using hate speech against Muslims
Critics of the prime minister — an avowed Hindu nationalist — say India’s tradition of diversity and secularism has come under attack since his party won power a decade ago.
- by Krutika Pathi
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Her investigations were not welcome in Modi’s India, so neither was she
Avani Dias, the ABC’s lead India correspondent, has returned to Australia after a campaign of intimidation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government.
- by Zach Hope
Indonesian court knocks back calls for presidential election re-run
The ruling has sparked street protests from backers of the failed presidential candidates, who had both claimed fraud.
- by Zach Hope
US-led war games to sail into Chinese-claimed waters amid rising tensions
Australia will take part in an annual military exercise beginning this week that will send thousands of Philippine and American military personnel into contested waters.
- by Zach Hope
Analysis
World elections
In India elections are a matter of faith, and criticism is akin to blasphemy
Close to a billion Indians are eligible to vote in a 44-day national election beginning today. It will be the largest democratic exercise in history.
- by Zach Hope
Opinion
Inside China
China’s Xi Jinping might have to revise his five-year plan
China’s latest economic data highlights a glut of excess capacity and a flood of cheap exports, which is generating a growing backlash from a number of its trading partners.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Japan’s lower house passes joint-custody bill bringing hope to Australian parents
Dozens of children, including at least 89 with Australian parents, have been abducted in Japan by one parent under a century-old law.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Updated
Myanmar coup
Rebels celebrate taking key border town, Thailand left scrambling
Concerns of a Myanmar military counter-offensive at the border has drawn neighbouring Thailand closer to the conflict.
- by Zach Hope
Opinion
US politics
Why Iran’s latest attack should give Australia pause for thought on AUKUS
Australia is in the thick of the United States’ global alignment, and as a key ally, we will rise or fall by its tide.
- by David Livingstone
A drunk Australian ran ‘amok’ in Bali. Locals locked him in a mini-mart
After allegedly attacking a local, the Australian had to be kept safe from an angry mob at about 3.30am near the Potato Head Beach Club in North Kuta.
- by Zach Hope and Karuni Rompies
What is it really like to eat lab-grown meat? I’ve just tried
For a few hundred bucks a head, Singapore diners will get an exclusive seven-course menu featuring cultivated meat concocted in Australia.
- by Zach Hope