A scholar explains how yoga is being Christianized in different parts of the world. But some Hindus and Christians argue that yoga is fundamentally Hindu.
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India, the world’s fourth-largest carbon emitter, long resisted calls to fight climate change. Now it is investing heavily in clean energy and expects to meet its Paris climate accord target early.
The leaders of Turkey and India have plenty in common.
As India opens up a new bridge in its north-eastern region, local tribal communities feel left out of the development picture.
In India, a series of vicious attacks by ‘cow vigilantes’ signals that Hindu extremism is on the rise.
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi knows how to use social media in politics. But the rest of his government? Not so much.
Even though the setup of the Indian Adani Group draws scrutiny in developed countries like Australia, it’s common and makes sense in the context of emerging markets like India.
This could be a year of reckoning for India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party. Five states, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab and Manipur are set to go to the polls in…
Only by privileging an English-speaking, Western position can we say that ‘post-truth’ emerged in 2016.
The historical animosity remains.
Both men are polarising figures, who espouse deeply divisive agendas – but with different views on globalisation.
Business Briefing: Former chief World Bank economist on inequality and doing away with big money
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A former chief economist to the World Bank and economic adviser to the Indian government says doing away with big currency notes is a noble idea but an ineffective tool.
Problems occur when a country falls in love with gold, and silver might be about to get a boost from proposed solutions.
India is engulfed in chaos after Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced the wrong policy at the wrong time.
The Indian government recently demonetised 86% of its country’s cash – and kicked off a logistical nightmare.
The currency switch is one of a number of steps taken by the Modi government to crack down on corruption and tax avoidance.
Theresa May was supposed to meet with bosses of the Indian conglomerate, but an age-old issue with the family firm has got in the way.
Regardless of US presidential results, India needs to keep the United States close to maintain the balance of power in South Asia.
Narendra Modi’s government is drumming up war hysteria on the eve of crucial state elections. The gathering storm threatens India’s increasingly beleaguered democracy.
Britain and India may be linked by colonial ties, but India is intent on forging a new relationship based on in its own interests.
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