UK jailing of Indian sailor over Russia sanctions sets off ‘perfect storm’
Captain Ajay Pant was in international waters when his allegedly ‘shadow’ tanker was captured by British soldiers.

Captain Ajay Pant was in international waters when his allegedly ‘shadow’ tanker was captured by British soldiers.








India’s election consultants are exporting covert campaign tactics to manipulate elections worldwide, including the US.
Bhutan is building a ‘mindfulness’ city to drive economic growth and persuade more young people to stay.

Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan had greeted fans from a bulletproof enclosure outside his residence in Mumbai.

Protesters in New Delhi carried a one-kilometre banner bearing the names of people removed from India’s voter rolls.










Hundreds of police, some carrying batons and shields, are deployed around the rally site.
Vast ‘snow yard’ in otherwise arid Rajasthan attracts hundreds of tourists daily, but residents face major health risks.
Indigenous people of Arunachal Pradesh are protesting a mega dam planned to counter China’s upstream hydropower project.
Jio makes India’s largest-ever stock market debut, raising $3.2bn in IPO.
The opposition is fighting voter exclusion without confronting the discrimination Muslims warned about in 2019.