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Russia has been recruiting foreign citizens to fight including men from India. India has been pressuring Russia to release them, and Modi will deliver that message in person as he visits Moscow. CBC | World News
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Trudeau, Modi in same room for first time since Canada publicly accused India of Sikh leader’s assassination
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sat down in the same room as India’s prime minister for the first time since he publicly accused Narendra Modi’s government of involvement in the assassination of a Canadian Sikh activist and Indian nationals were later arrested in B.C. CBC | World News
Read More »India’s Modi sees hopes of a larger majority dashed by surging opposition in election
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi looked poised to secure a rare third term and declared victory on Tuesday evening, calling it “a historical feat in India’s history” — even though his party appeared likely to lose a significant number of seats, falling shy of an outright majority. CBC | World News
Read More »India’s national election to start April 19, with Narendra Modi favoured to win
India on Saturday announced its six-week-long general election will start on April 19, with most surveys predicting a victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party in the country of 1.4 billion people. CBC | World News
Read More »Why do India’s farmers keep clashing with the Modi government? | About That
Tens of thousands of Indian farmers are converging near Delhi to demand action from the government, claiming promises to improve the industry have gone unfulfilled. Andrew Chang breaks down the conflict at the heart of the protest and the ongoing tension between the government and the agriculture sector. CBC | World News
Read More »Prayer and politics: New temple brings Modi praise, but critics see it as election gambit
The unfinished Hindu temple — set to be India’s largest — opens Monday on the controversial site where a 16th-century mosque once stood, delivering on a decades-old Hindu nationalist promise. CBC | World News
Read More »Beach visit by Indian PM Modi sparks diplomatic tiff with Maldives
Some in the Maldives took offence after a tweet from India’s prime minister promoting the beaches of Indian territory Lakshadweep, and it snowballed into a diplomatic fight, with loud calls on social media for Indian tourists to boycott the island country that relies heavily on tourist dollars. CBC | World News
Read More »Narendra Modi orders ‘total lockdown’ of India to combat coronavirus spread
India will begin the world’s largest lockdown, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced in a TV address Tuesday night, warning that anyone going outside risked inviting the coronavirus inside their homes, and pledging $ 2 billion US to bolster the country’s beleaguered health care system. CBC | World News
Read More »Modi appeals for calm in India as citizenship protest death toll rises to 20
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi appeals for calm after days of clashes between Hindus and minority Muslims over a controversial citizenship law in some of the worst sectarian violence in the capital in decades. CBC | World News
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