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President Biden speaks at the White House on Sept. 6. He's scheduled to leave this week on a trip to India and Vietnam.

Biden is off to India and Vietnam. It's part of his push to counter China's influence

5:30am September 07, 2023

by Asma Khalid

President Biden is using the G20 summit to push for a bigger, better World Bank as an alternative to China's massive lending programs, which have left some low-income countries with massive debt.

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The main course of the dinner includes a stuffed portobello mushroom and creamy saffron-infused risotto. A fish entree is available to order upon request.

For Modi's state dinner, the White House is elevating the mushroom

6:13pm June 22, 2023

by Deepa Shivaram

For the first time in recent history, the White House is hosting a state dinner that's entirely vegetarian. Plant-based chef Nina Curtis came in to help curate the menu.

Supporters of the opposition Congress party celebrate early leads in the Karnataka state elections in Bengaluru, India, on Saturday.

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Modi's Hindu nationalist party loses India's Karnataka state ahead of national vote

10:49am May 13, 2023

by The Associated Press

India's main opposition Congress party wrested control of the crucial southern state from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party, according to a near complete vote count.

Demonstrators rallied outside Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's residence in New Delhi, June 14, 1975. Less than two weeks later, her government imposed a period of authoritarian rule called the "Emergency." It lasted for nearly two years.

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Opinion: India expelled me for journalism 47 years ago. It's still cracking down

5:02am March 12, 2023

by Lewis M. Simons

Nearly half a century after the government of India kicked out Washington Post reporter Lewis M. Simons, journalists there are at risk again. And for similar reasons.

As G-20 ministers gather in Delhi, Ukraine may dominate — despite India's own agenda

11:12am February 28, 2023

by Lauren Frayer

India wants to steer talks away from Russia, with which it's maintained ties despite the Ukraine invasion. Russia's top diplomat walked out of a previous G-20 summit over criticism of the war.

Students watch security personnel guard the main gate of Jamia Millia Islamia university Wednesday in New Delhi, India. A student group said it planned to screen a banned documentary that examines Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's role during 2002 anti-Muslim riots, prompting dozens of police equipped with tear gas and riot gear to gather outside campus gates.

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India's government scrambles to block a film about Modi's role in anti-Muslim riots

2:59pm January 25, 2023

by The Associated Press

The BBC documentary interviews journalists, activists and victims of the 2002 unrest, which left more than 1,000 people dead. They say the prime minister, then a regional leader, looked the other way.

President Biden meets virtually with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus in Washington on Monday.

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The U.S. and India — democracies and friends — agree to disagree on the Ukraine war

9:57pm April 12, 2022

India has yet to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which the U.S. wants to change. Leaders from both countries met virtually on Monday to discuss the war and other topics.

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Supporters of All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee, a group of farmers' organizations, hold flags during a protest to mark one year since the introduction of divisive farm laws and to demand the withdrawal of the Electricity Amendment Bill, in

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India's farmers faced down a popular prime minister and won. What will they do now?

7:41pm November 26, 2021

by Lauren Frayer

India is repealing controversial farm laws that sparked a year of protest from farmers. Analysts say it's both a victory for nonviolent resistance, and a shrewd political move.

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A bulldozer loads coal onto railway wagons at the Jharia coalfield in Dhanbad in India's Jharkhand state.

India pledges net-zero emissions by 2070 — but also wants to expand coal mining

1:41pm November 03, 2021

by Lauren Frayer

Prime Minister Narendra Modi told COP26 that India, the world's third-biggest carbon emitter, would go net-zero by 2070. But appetite for coal, which supplies 70% of India's power, remains high.

In New Delhi on Monday, family members cremate the body of a person who died after contracting COVID-19.

'This Government Has Failed Us': Anger Rises In India Over PM Modi's COVID Response

8:12pm May 11, 2021

by Lauren Frayer

India's health system is collapsing as daily coronavirus cases surge. Will the COVID-19 crisis check the power of the country's most popular leader in decades?

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