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What Happened When India Pulled the Plug on TikTok

The United States is agonizing over the possibility of a ban, but India did it at a stroke. Indians adjusted…

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Elephants and Rihanna and Billionaires, Oh My!

Rihanna, Mark Zuckerberg, bejeweled elephants and 5,500 drones. Those were some of the highlights of what is likely the most…

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India’s 2024 General Election: What to Know

Why does this election matter? How does India vote? Who is running and who is likely to win? When will…

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Data Dump Exposes the Fuzzy Lines Between Money and Politics in India

Lists of donors and beneficiaries cast government contracts and police investigations in an unflattering new light.

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India Law That Sparked Deadly Riots Is Enacted After a 4-Year Delay

The announcement about a citizenship law criticized as anti-Muslim is timed for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s re-election campaign.

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The Maldives Is a Tiny Paradise. Why Are China and India Fighting Over It?

Between a few flecks of coral in the Indian Ocean, a ribbon of highway more than a mile long swoops…

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In a Land of Lavish Weddings, This Prenuptial Party Takes the Cake

A three-day pre-wedding ceremony for the son of one of India’s richest men raises the bar for extravagant festivity.

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Disney and Reliance Industries Announce Media Mega Deal in India

Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries will control what is left of Disney’s grasp at India’s burgeoning media market.

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Pankaj Udhas, Bollywood Singer and Maestro of the Ghazal, Dies at 72

His soulful renditions of ghazals, or traditional love poems, were featured on the soundtracks of hit Bollywood movies and moved…

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India Is Chasing China’s Economy. But Something Is Holding It Back.

India’s economy is booming. Stock prices are through the roof, among the best performing in the world. The government’s investment…

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