Indian Pilot Stabbed on FlyDubai Flight Recalls Sudden Attack

By: Pragati K.B. — 2 October 2026 at 12:16

Capt. Smit Machchhar, who was stabbed by his co-pilot midair between Dubai and Tel Aviv, said he “had to act” to prevent a crash despite serious injuries.

Capt. Smit Machchhar in a photo released by Israel’s Foreign Ministry.

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Federal Prosecutors Move to Drop Bribery Case Against Indian Magnate

By: Santul Nerkar and Alex Travelli — 18 May 2026 at 21:11

Gautam Adani had been accused of lying to American investors about payoffs in India. The end of the case came as President Trump has signaled a transactional approach to justice.

Gautam Adani’s companies have powered India’s rise as a global economic power.

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Vance’s Visit to India Sparks Hopes for Trade Deal Amid Trump Tariff Pause

By: Anupreeta Das and Pragati K.B. — 22 April 2025 at 00:34

Those tariff clouds? Indians wish them away as they welcome Vice President JD Vance for a four-day visit.

Vice President JD Vance, his wife, Usha Vance, and their children at the Akshardham temple in New Delhi on Monday.

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Canadian Arrests Highlight Alleged Gang Role in India’s Intelligence Operations

By: Mujib Mashal and Suhasini Raj — 4 May 2024 at 20:41

India’s external spy agency, the Research and Analysis Wing, has long been accused of tapping into criminal networks to carry out operations in South Asia. Is the agency now doing similar operations in the West?

People gathered at the Sikh temple in Surrey, British Columbia, yesterday, the site of the 2023 murder of a Sikh nationalist leader, Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

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Israel Is Losing Its Greatest Asset: Acceptance

By: Thomas L. Friedman — 28 February 2024 at 01:09

Israel’s very legitimacy is being undermined by the enormous casualties in Gaza and its government’s failure to provide a credible postwar plan.

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Why India’s New Ram Temple Is So Important

By: Alex Travelli and Hari Kumar — 22 January 2024 at 11:58

Its site is sacred to Hindus, and it also represents the much more recent victory of Hinduism as a political identity.

Taking a selfie in front of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, India. The temple will be consecrated on Monday.

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Modi Opens a Giant Temple, a Triumph Toward a Hindu-First India

By: Mujib Mashal， Hari Kumar and Atul Loke — 22 January 2024 at 10:43

The temple inaugurated by the prime minister is on the disputed site of a centuries-old mosque destroyed in a Hindu mob attack that set a precedent of impunity against Muslims.

The Ram temple in Ayodhya last month. Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, inaugurated the temple on Monday, months before an election, even though it is only 70 percent finished.