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From left, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani hold hands in a show of solidarity after their trilateral meeting at the Saadabad Palace in Tehran, Iran, on May 23. (Iranian Presidency Office via Associated Press)

India-Iran Chabahar port deal reveals tense Asian rivalries

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

BOOK REVIEW: ‘India’s War: World War II and the Making of Modern South Asia’

By Joseph C. Goulden

Britain's Prince William, along with his wife, Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, walk in front of the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, Saturday, April 16, 2016. Agra is the last stop on the royal couple's weeklong visit to India and neighboring Bhutan. (Shahbaz Khan /Press Trust of India via AP)

Following Diana’s footsteps, British royals visit Taj Mahal

By Shonal Ganguly - Associated Press

Illustration on India's new wave of defense spending by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

SAROSH BANA: Domestic arms in India

By Sarosh Bana

General view shows a partially collapsed overpass in Kolkata, India, Friday, April 1, 2016. The overpass spanned nearly the width of the street and was designed to ease traffic through the densely crowded Bara Bazaar neighborhood in the capital of the east Indian state of West Bengal. About 100 meters (300 feet) of the overpass fell, while other sections remained standing. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

5 building officials detained for Indian overpass collapse

By Rishi Lekhi and Rishabh R. Jain - Associated Press

Locals and rescue workers clear the rubbles of a partially collapsed overpass in Kolkata, Thursday, March 31, 2016. At least dozens have been injured and few were killed when a portion of an overpass under construction collapses in a congested area in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

8 killed, many trapped in overpass collapse in eastern India

By Manik Banerjee - Associated Press

President Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi sit for tea after a stroll in the gardens of Hyderabad House, where the leaders held their talks, in New Delhi, India, Sunday. (AP Photo/Press Trust of India) INDIA OUT

India’s refusal to grant religious freedom visas a ‘missed opportunity’

By Loredana Vuoto - Catholic News Agency

Ankur Tanwar, 25, (left) and Manzar Imam, 45, are among the growing field of couriers in India delivering all manner of goods. Couriers have been assaulted by recipients over trivial changes to orders, and some have even had their motorcycles and phones stolen while on jobs. (Jason Overdorf/Special to The Washington Times)

India’s e-commerce boom breeds drama for deliverymen

By Jason Overdorf - Special to The Washington Times

Many say Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has failed to deliver on his promised reforms. (Associated Press)

Narendra Modi’s star fades in India as promised reforms fail to materialize

By Siddhant Mohan - Special to The Washington Times - The Washington Times

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made it clear in a meeting with President Obama that his intent to engage in the peace process is predicated on actions by Palestinians as well as U.S. actions on Iran.

Iran claims $100 billion windfall from sanctions relief — double what White House estimated

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Elected on a platform of reforming India's business sector, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also pursued a forceful agenda to promote Hindu values in an officially a secular democracy. Mr. Modi is now targeting popular nongovernmental organizations that have long operated legally, a shift that representatives of these groups say reflects his drive to curtail non-Hindu activity. (Associated Press)

Narendra Modi selectively targeting Western, Christian groups in India, activists say

By Siddhant Mohan - Special to The Washington Times

Illustration on worldwide Islamist terror by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

CLIFFORD MAY: Skirmishes on the Indian front

By Clifford D. May

French President Francois Hollande, left, poses with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during a visit to the Capitol Complex in Chandigarh, India, Sunday, Jan.24, 2016. Hollande began a three-day visit to India on Sunday. Designed in the 1950s by Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier, Chandigarh is one of three places that France has pledged to help develop as so-called "smart cities" &#8212; with clean water supplies, efficient sewage disposal and public transportation. (AP Photo/Kapil Sethi)

French president in India to strengthen strategic ties

By ASHOK SHARMA - Associated Press

Pakistani police officer and rescue workers gather at the site of suicide bombing in Quetta, Pakistan, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016. The suicide attack on a polio vaccination center in southwestern Pakistan killed more than a dozen people and wounded many, officials said. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)

EDITORIAL: Hope in Pakistan

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES