A successful visit to Pakistan by new Indian prime minister Narendra Modi could unlock a cascade of beneficial consequences for both nations.
Election surveys show the supremacy of India’s greatest political dynasty is at an end.
Opinion polls have put opposition BJP party head Narendra Modi far ahead of the Gandhi-led Congress party.
The nation teeters between disaster and prosperity as 120-million young first-time voters head to the polls.
Recent provincial elections have shown a demand for autonomy in the north is far from spent.
The potholes in Raipur, a city of a million people in the centre of India, are so big they now have names.
Nepal may take steps to ease congestion at a steep, narrow cliff near the summit – by installing a ladder.
In the aftermath of the Algerian hostage crisis, British Prime Minister David Cameron issued a warning of the continued threat from terrorism.
The trial of five men charged with the rape and murder of a woman in New Delhi has opened with testimony from the man with her during the ordeal.
The case has provoked outrage and anger, coming against a background of rising violence against women in India.