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Illustration on the state of U.S./India trade by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

MARK ELLIOT, LINDA DEMPSEY: Stalled progress on U.S.-Indian trade

By Mark Elliot and Linda Dempsey

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to the audience as he arrives to inaugurate the International Conference on Frontiers in Yoga Research and its Applications in Jigani, near Bangalore, India, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016. The conference aims to make an effort to integrate Ayurveda, Naturopathy, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, Homeopathy and modern medicine by bringing prominent researchers and doctors from all these fields on one platform. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

EDITORIAL: Islamic terrorists open a new front in India, Pakistan

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Indian army soldiers conduct a search operation in a forest area outside the Pathankot air force base in Pathankot, India, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016. Combing operations to secure the Indian air force base where a group of militants started an attack before dawn on Saturday were continuing late Sunday morning. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

At least 1 gunman still remains at Indian air force base

By CHANNI ANAND and MUNEEZA NAQVI - Associated Press

An Indian military helicopter keeps watch on the situation at the Indian airbase in Pathankot, 430 kilometers (267 miles) north of New Delhi, India, Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016. At least four gunmen entered an Indian air force base near the border with Pakistan on Saturday morning and exchanged fire with security forces, leaving two of them dead, officials said. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

Indian troops still fighting 2 gunmen at Pathankot air base

By CHANNI ANAND - Associated Press

Indian army soldiers take positions outside the Indian airbase in Pathankot, 430 kilometers (267 miles) north of New Delhi, India, Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016. At least four gunmen entered an Indian air force base near the border with Pakistan on Saturday morning and exchanged fire with security forces, leaving two of them dead, officials said. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

4 gunmen attack Indian air base near Pakistan border; 2 killed

By Channi Anand - Associated Press

Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, left, speaks next to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook in Menlo Park, Calif., Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015. A rare visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi this weekend has captivated his extensive fan club in the area and commanded the attention of major U.S. technology companies eager to extend their reach into a promising overseas market. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder, urges India to adopt ‘free’ Internet

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

India’s Narendra Modi arrives in Pakistan on first visit as premier

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi walk together during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Belarus, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

L. TODD WOOD: Indian prime minister in Moscow for huge arms purchase

By L. Todd Wood

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, shakes hand with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe after signing of agreements, in New Delhi, India , Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015. India and Japan have signed agreements on military purchases for India's armed forces, high-speed trains and upgrading India's infrastructure.They also reached an agreement for cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy, with the final deal to be signed after technical details are finalized.(AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

EDITORIAL: A romance in Asia

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

A couple from Britain hold their baby, born on Oct. 17 by a surrogate, in Anand, India. The couple came to Akanksha Clinic, one of the most organized clinics in the surrogacy business in India, after being unable to bear a child for 15 years. (Associated Press)

U.S. warms to surrogacy as ‘womb-for-rent’ scandals prompt crackdowns in Asia

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

Indian playwright and theater artist Maya Krishna Rao rests at her residence in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015. As of Wednesday, 41 novelists, essayists, playwrights and poets writing in English as well as regional languages, have returned the awards they received from India's prestigious literary academy in protest, saying they cannot remain silent any longer about numerous incidents of communal violence or attacks on intellectuals across the country over the past year. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

41 writers return Indian award, cite climate of intolerance

Associated Press

Earlier this year California-based enterprise SpaceX launched the Dragon, a two-stage Falcon 9 rocket carrying unmanned cargo to the International Space Station. The company is hoping to help the U.S. lead the space race with reusable rockets. (Associated Press)

SpaceX proposing cost-effective reusable rockets

By Jeffrey Scott Shapiro - The Washington Times