Unable to travel abroad,‘pariah’ Putin has Xi,Modi come to him

Unable to travel abroad,‘pariah’ Putin has Xi,Modi come to him

The Russian president received the visitors at the historic Kazan Kremlin. He’s hosting a BRICS summit attended by 30 countries.

  • byValerie Hopkins andDavid Pierson

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Race to fill new space at Esperance port heats up
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Race to fill new space at Esperance port heats up

With Mineral Resources pulling the plug on its Yilgarn iron hub in WA,the race for hopefuls vying for Esperance’s excess rail and port capacity is hotting up.

  • byJames Pearson
His dad is Modi’s right-hand man. India’s Jay Shah may soon be running world cricket
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His dad is Modi’s right-hand man. India’s Jay Shah may soon be running world cricket

Why was Jay Shah on the podium when India won the Twenty20 World Cup? There is an election coming up.

  • byDaniel Brettig
Vaucluse lawyer’s home renovation plans horrify high-flying neighbours

Vaucluse lawyer’s home renovation plans horrify high-flying neighbours

John Landerer wants to rebuild his $18 million former Fairfax mansion – but his neighbours including NRL legend Anthony Minichiello – have opposed his DA.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andNoel Towell
When the people speak in the world’s most populous nation,we win too
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When the people speak in the world’s most populous nation,we win too

For too long the India sceptics have questioned its democracy. This election should give them cause to rethink.

  • byBarry O'Farrell
Modi’s third win a chance to restore India as a leading democracy

Modi’s third win a chance to restore India as a leading democracy

India’s Narendra Modi has won a third term but for the first time he’ll have to share power with coalition partners.

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Modi’s party wins Indian election but with smaller majority

Modi’s party wins Indian election but with smaller majority

India’s opposition Congress party called the opposition alliance’s strong showing in the polls a “win for democracy”.

  • byYP Rajesh andShilpa Jamkhandikar
Modi,who casts himself as ‘sent by God’,loses his aura of invincibility

Modi,who casts himself as ‘sent by God’,loses his aura of invincibility

The once-dominant opposition has made electoral gains on the government over issues like unemployment,social justice and Modi’s ties to India’s billionaires.

  • byMujib Mashal andAlex Travelli
‘There is less tolerance’:Wong’s veiled criticism of India under Modi

‘There is less tolerance’:Wong’s veiled criticism of India under Modi

Senior ministers have been notably reluctant to criticise Narendra Modi’s government,with India seen as a crucial economic and strategic partner for Australia.

  • byMatthew Knott
Canadian police charge three with murder of Sikh leader,probe links to Indian government

Canadian police charge three with murder of Sikh leader,probe links to Indian government

The Canadian prime minister previously cited evidence of India’s involvement in the death of Hardeep Singh Nijjar,prompting a diplomatic crisis with New Delhi.

  • byDavid Ljunggren andIsmail Shakil
Her investigations were not welcome in Modi’s India,so neither was she

Her investigations were not welcome in Modi’s India,so neither was she

Avani Dias,the ABC’s lead India correspondent,has returned to Australia after a campaign of intimidation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government.

  • byZach Hope