8 articles tagged with #India
PoliticsA New Zealand minister has sparked accusations of racism after describing a $1.8 billion trade deal with India as bringing a 'butter chicken tsunami' - a remark condemned by critics as lazy, tone-deaf, and outright racist.
ClimateIndia's beloved spring harvest festivals are colliding with a harsh new reality as climate change disrupts the agricultural cycles that give these ancient traditions their meaning, according to a DW report.
PoliticsThe Bengal region, historically known for secular politics, is seeing growing religious influence as Islamist movements strengthen in Bangladesh and India's BJP gains ground in West Bengal.
PoliticsThe US Department of Justice is reportedly dropping fraud charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, who had been accused of conspiring to pay $250 million in bribes, after he hired Donald Trump's personal lawyer and pledged a $10 billion US investment.
PoliticsIndia's parliament has voted down a government bill that would have reserved legislative seats for women, handing Prime Minister Narendra Modi his first major legislative defeat after opponents objected to the bill's link to a boundary-redrawing process.
PoliticsBJP campaigners appeared at events holding fish in a bid to connect with voters in West Bengal, where fish is a deeply embedded cultural symbol and the party faces stiff competition from the ruling Trinamool Congress.
PoliticsMore than 2.7 million voters have been removed from West Bengal's electoral rolls following a Special Intensive Revision exercise, with affected individuals saying they had little warning or opportunity to challenge their deletion.
PoliticsThe expiration of a US sanctions waiver covering India's Russian energy trade has created fresh uncertainty for New Delhi, even as instability in the Gulf gives both India and Russia new incentives to maintain their economic relationship.
