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This photo taken on Tuesday, June 10, 2014, shows a field of winter wheat near Andover, Kan. The Agriculture Department's production forecast released Wednesday, June 11, 2014, estimates the Kansas crop at 243.6 million bushels, down from 260.4 million bushels forecast a month ago. Kansas has been hard hit by drought and recent rains have come too late to help the wheat. (AP Photo/The Wichita Eagle, Fernando Salazar) LOCAL TV OUT; MAGS OUT; LOCAL RADIO OUT; LOCAL INTERNET OUT

EDITORIAL: Hypocrisy down on the farm

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Fishing Fleet’

By Martin Rubin - Special to The Washington Times

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Midnight’s Descendants’

By Aram Bakshian Jr. - Special to The Washington Times

India is now a hot commodity in the global trade market as newly-elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi comes into power with a strong pro-business reputation. This has caused markets and investors to take a fresh look at the world's largest democracy. (Associated Press)

Investors, markets taking fresh look at India

By Meghan Drake - The Washington Times

China welcomes new Indian government

Associated Press

Nevada ranchers cite Gandhi in protest ride

By SCOTT SONNER - Associated Press

Hurler would rather play ball than pitch film

By BOB COHN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, April 17, 2014 file photo, Samarjeet Pattnaik, attorney of a New York City police officer Manny Encarnacion, speaks to the media in New Delhi, India. A court in India's capital has dropped a weapons charge against the New York City police officer and is allowing him to leave the country, his lawyer said Saturday. Encarnacion was arrested in March while visiting his wife in New Delhi after Indian airport authorities discovered three bullets he had accidentally packed in his luggage. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal, File)

Indian court drops charge against NYPD officer

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India's next prime minister and Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Narendra Modi attends the swearing in ceremony of the new Chief Minister of Gujarat state Anandiben Patel in Gandhinagar, India, Thursday, May 22, 2014. Patel, who was Thursday sworn in as the first female Chief Minister of Gujarat state, succeeds Narendra Modi, who resigned Wednesday as he set out to become India's new prime minister. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

EDITORIAL: India’s Modi wins voter mandate for economic growth

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Actress Sonam Kapoor poses for photographers as she arrives for the screening of The Homesman at the 67th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

CANNES WATCH: Kapoor ready for gay Bollywood film

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Narendra Modi Photo-Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

BANA: New beginning in India as voters reject Gandhi dynasty

By Sarosh Bana

Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party leader and India's next prime minister Narendra Modi watches evening rituals being performed on the banks of the River Ganges in Varanasi, an ancient city revered by millions of devout Hindus, India, Saturday, May 17, 2014. Modi will be India's next prime minister, winning the most decisive victory the country has seen in more than a quarter century and sweeping the long-dominant Congress party from power, results showed Friday. An elaborately decorated platform was built for him to offer prayers on the banks of the river. Saffron flags fluttered above the flower bedecked platform and thousands of supporters and onlookers milled around to watch as Hindu priests chanted sacred verses and burnt incense. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Obama invites new India leader to visit despite visa ban

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Opposition leader Narendra Modi to be India’s next prime minister

By Muneeza Naqvi and Elizabeth A. Kennedy - Associated Press

AP News in Brief at 5:58 a.m. EDT

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White House press secretary Jay Carney speaks during the daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Friday, May 16, 2014. Carney discussed the Ukraine, immigration reform, the election of India's next prime minister Narendra Modi, and other topics. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

White House: Despite past visa ban, we’ll welcome new Indian leader

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

"The President sits with President Xi Jinping of China on an inscribed redwood park bench at the Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage, Calif. The two leaders spent two days in bilateral talks at Sunnylands."
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Inside China: No Friends for Beijing

By Miles Yu