U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton used her visit to Kolkata and New Delhi this week to urge India to up its efforts in reducing oil imports from Iran. In remarks made in Kolkata, Clinton commended the cuts India has made in …
One of the first things I heard when I moved to New Delhi was to be careful at night. I heard it from my real estate agent, my colleagues, from people I met at coffee shops and bars. I knew the incidence of rape in the Indian …
Gallup research released today offers a worrying glimpse into the psyche of people from all income levels living across India. When asked how they felt about their present and future lives, 31% of adults — equivalent to some 240 …
The deadlock over what to do with thousands of Marines on Okinawa loosened up a little today with the announcement that the U.S. and Japan have decided to relocate 9000 Marines off Okinawa “to locations outside of Japan.” The …
Another nation decided to flex its ballistic muscle this week in what is shaping up to be a missile-happy month in Asia. On Wednesday, Pakistan announced it had successfully launched what it called an intermediate-range ballistic …
India successfully launched its first domestically developed long-range intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Thursday morning, joining a handful of nations that possess ICBM technology. The Agni V missile, capable of …
India is scheduled to test a domestically developed long-range intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday that, if successful, will be among the most advanced weapons in its artillery. The Agni V missile, capable of carrying …
Governing party leader Park Geun-hye got an unexpected nod of approval from South Korean voters on Wednesday, as her New Frontier Party took 152 of 300 seats in a surprise win in the nation’s parliamentary elections. Park, who …
The most dangerous thing that can happen in the eerie vacuum between an earthquake and a tsunami is nothing. Once a tsunami warning is issued, the size of the wave and the number of minutes before it arrives comes into focus …
Washington’s bounty of up to $10 million for information leading to the arrest of Hafiz Saeed was not met with a whole lot of gravitas in Pakistan this week. Two days after the announcement, the alleged mastermind of the 2008 …
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh took his moment at the podium at the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul this week to reassert India’s commitment to nuclear energy. “We must continue to harness the numerous developmental benefits …
Tokyo’s close ties with the U.S. paid off this week when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced Japan will be one of 11 nations exempt from sanctions on countries that buy oil from Iran. Aimed at pressuring Tehran to stop …
Looking out the windows of TIME’s 37th-floor office in Tokyo, I often feel a little anxious. Since I moved to Japan at the end of December, the earthquakes have shown no sign of letting up. The windows of my apartment started …
