With a dubious legacy, India’s ‘accidental’ premier bows out
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - When it was clear that he was set for a stunning election victory last week, India's Narendra Modi sent a message that read simply "India has...
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Even in Muslim heartlands, India’s Modi racks up gains
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - He has been pilloried for horrific riots in which hundreds of Muslims were killed on his watch in western India 12 years ago. He is vilified...
Afghanistan’s Karzai stands alone in high-stakes game with U.S.
KABUL (Reuters) - President Hamid Karzai's stubborn refusal to sign a pact that would keep thousands of U.S. troops in Afghanistan after 2014 is a high-risk gamble that Washington will...
Exclusive: India to stick with austerity despite looming election
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Indian government will have to rein in spending and cut subsidies to meet its fiscal deficit target, the country's finance minister said on Monday, underlining...
Pakistan’s Sharif seeks to ease mistrust with India
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Nawaz Sharif, poised to become prime minister for a third time after a decisive victory in Pakistan's election, said on Monday the mistrust that has long...
Sharif stages comeback in landmark Pakistan election
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Toppled in a 1999 coup, jailed and exiled, Nawaz Sharif has made a triumphant election comeback and on Sunday was heading for a third term as Pakistan's...
Special Report: How textile kings weave a hold on Bangladesh
DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh's garment boom has made Mohammad Fazlul Azim a wealthy man. Over three decades his empire has grown from a single factory to a string of plants...
Special Report: How textile kings weave a hold on Bangladesh
DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh's garment boom has made Mohammad Fazlul Azim a wealthy man. Over three decades his empire has grown from a single factory to a string of plants...
Islamist agitation fuels unrest in Bangladesh
DHAKA (Reuters) - One night in February, Rajib Haider was set upon near his Dhaka home by five knife-wielding youths. His face was so lacerated that a relative who found...
Apparel factory fire reveals big brands’ shadowy supply chains
DHAKA (Reuters) - Sweating and trembling as he fielded questions about last month's killer fire at one of his factories in Bangladesh, Delwar Hossain insisted he had no idea the...