Nitish Kumar is India's future prime minister, according to the JD(U), while cohort allies deflect questions.

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar's repeated assertions that he does not seek the prime ministership or any other post within the INDIA bloc appeared to have been disregarded by his JD(U) on Tuesday, when party president Rajiv Ranjan Singh told a large gathering in his stronghold Nalanda, &qu...

Japan and NATO's interests are increasingly aligned, although their links are still only symbolic.

As China's global security and economic footprint grows, the participation of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in a NATO summit for the second consecutive year shows how Asia and Europe's strategic interests are increasingly convergent. However, since the relationship is still develo...

Kishida returns to campaign rallies as police investigate an explosives attack.

On Saturday, an explosion occurred minutes before Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was scheduled to give a speech in the city of Wakayama, but he was unharmed.

As the prime minister was ready to give a stump speech at a port, he was reportedly tossed a cylindrical item, which fell about 1 m...

Discussions between the German Chancellor and the Indian Prime Minister will include the Russia-Ukraine dispute.

German Ambassador Philipp Ackermann said on Wednesday that the Russia-Ukraine conflict and China's growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific would be "very high" on the agenda of Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meetings this weekend. The envoy also ment...

Both Prime Minister Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron will give keynote addresses at the 25th annual Bengaluru Tech Summit

The 25th edition of Asia's largest Tech Event, "Bengaluru Tech Summit," will kick off on November 16 with keynote speeches from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron. Taking place in person from November 16-18, this flagship event is being co-hosted by th...

'Rozgar Mela is an effort to empower young,' says PM Modi as he hands out appointment letters to prospective recruits.

Rozgar Mela is our effort to empower young and turn them into catalysts for national progress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday as he delivered 71,000 appointment letters to new recruits through video conferencing.

According to the prime minister's office, the employment...

Kishida is under fire for mistakes in the campaign expense report

After a magazine highlighted suspected breaches of election finance regulations, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on Thursday that his office in Hiroshima Prefecture discovered mistakes in receipts attached to a campaign spending report.

The claims are yet another setback...

Blinken Warns Israeli Prime Minister and Palestinian President of West Bank Intensification

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday, according to the official WAFA news agency, in a first contact after Israel's senior leader Benjamin Netanyahu led a far-right alliance to a general election win.

According to the WAFA re...

Leaving for New York, Kishida to speak at the U.N. General Assembly

In response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and China's increasing maritime aggressiveness, Japan called for a rules-based international order in a speech delivered by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday at the U.N. General Assembly.

According to diplomatic sources, Kishida ...

PM Narendra Modi expresses worry to Vladimir Putin that the current conflict in Ukraine is not appropriate for the times

On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his concerns over the escalating violence in Ukraine to Russian President Vladimir Putin and urged Moscow to find a solution.

"I've already discussed it with you on the phone conversation, but it is not a time of conflict. We...

Three former prime ministers from Australia and Albanese will attend Abe's funeral

In a unique show of respect for Japan's longest-serving prime minister, Australia will send its current government leader as well as three past leaders to Shinzo Abe's state burial this month.

Former leaders John Howard, Tony Abbott, and Malcolm Turnbull will be a part of Austra...

According to the French Prime Minister, businesses may face energy Distributing this winter

On Monday, French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne cautioned business leaders about the potential of energy rationing this winter and encouraged them to take efforts to cut their consumption.

She remarked in remarks to the Medef business organization, "If we act together, then we can...

Signals of Japan to be returned back to nuclear energy to secure Electricity Supply

According to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Japan will be developing next-generation reactors and restarting more idled nuclear plants, setting for a significant change in nuclear energy policy after ten years of Fukushima tragedy.

According to Prime Minister Kishida he stated t...

Many believe that ministers' responses to the censure debate were unclear: survey

An opinion poll conducted by the National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll, revealed that many people believed cabinet members—including Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha—were unable to provide concise responses to the questions posed by the opposition during the n...

The Italian government is in disarray. This is how it got there and what will happen next

Prime Minister Mario Draghi's departure last week is a topic of discussion among Italian authorities and voters, and analysts say there is solid cause for it.

In February 2021, Draghi was given his official start date. Draghi has received praise for the past 18 months for helping to...

Who is Rishi Sunak, the candidate for prime minister of the United Kingdom

Although there are differing views on him, Rishi Sunak is currently the front-runner in the contest to succeed Boris Johnson as prime minister of the United Kingdom.

Some see him as an immigrant child who, despite adversity, rose to the top of British politics and society.

Oth...

Thai Prime Minister Thrilled to See Boosting Tourism

According to the Thai government spokesperson Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, the country’s Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha is thrilled to hear that the kingdom is expecting more than nine million international tourists that will generate around 1.27 trillion baht towards the end of this...

Singapore's prime minister elevates a possible successor to deputy prime minister

As part of a succession plan, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong promoted his finance minister to his deputy, but the exact date of the handover remains unknown.

Lawrence Wong, 49, will become deputy prime minister on June 13 as part of a Cabinet change, according to his office. I...

On the budget, the Prime Minister and the opposition are at odds

The opposition attacked the 2023 budget bill, claiming that coalition parties are holding the government hostage over budget allocations, while Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha supported it, claiming that Thailand still has strong financial and foreign reserve positions.

On Tuesday, the...

Prayut defends his work

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha defended his administration's eight-year performance, claiming that he has led the country through a crisis after crisis and is doing his best to take the country forward.

On Thursday, General Prayut spoke at the government-sponsored "Better Tha...