India’s Modi set for a record third term, but with much smaller majority after election

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was set for a historic third term on Tuesday, but with a vastly diminished majority in a rare electoral setback for a leader who has held a tight grip on the … Read More

Protesting Indian Farmers Burn Modi in Effigy, Sikh Warriors Deploy with Swords and Shields

Indian farm protesters burned Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and other officials in effigy on Friday as part of “Black Day” – basically a huge tractor rally with black flags fluttering from the farm equipment, intended to … Read More

Report: Putin has cancer, survived assassination attempt

posted in: News, Russia

American intelligence officials say that Russian president received treatment for advanced cancer in recent months. Russian President Vladimir Putin underwent treatment for advanced cancer as recently as this April, according to a classified U.S. intelligence report leaked to Newsweek. The … Read More

‘New arms race’: border roads put India and China on route to conflict

posted in: Far East, News

An infrastructure ‘arms race’ along China and India’s disputed Himalayan border has put the two countries on a collision course Both sides are trying to ‘strengthen and enhance their tactical advantage’, says one When India and China’s foreign ministers met … Read More