Kiran Sharma

New Delhi

Staff Writer at Nikkei Asia

कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन Journalist @NikkeiAsia I Ex-@PTI_News I Views are personal! [email protected]

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Israel-Iran war threatens India's regional energy, transport links

6 days ago | asia.nikkei.com | Kiran Sharma

NEW DELHI -- The increasingly escalating Israel-Iran conflict, coupled with the U.S. announcing its bombing of Iran's nuclear sites on Saturday, puts at risk India's regional connectivity projects -- including one leveraging Iran's port of Chabahar -- and its energy security, experts warn. "An escalation of conflict in the Middle East puts Indian interests in jeopardy," Harsh V.
India chases Trump tariff deal in wake of UK trade accord

1 week ago | asia.nikkei.com | Kiran Sharma

NEW DELHI -- On July 9, U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping global trade tariffs are set to kick in, potentially upending economies and businesses around the world. Like its international peers and rivals, India is scrambling to cut a deal to avoid punitive extra costs in shipping goods to its biggest export destination -- a 26% levy.
India, Canada agree to reappoint envoys after Modi-Carney meeting

1 week ago | asia.nikkei.com | Kiran Sharma

NEW DELHI -- India and Canada on Wednesday agreed to normalize ties after a nearly two-year hiatus and to appoint new top diplomats in each other's capitals. The announcement about this major diplomatic breakthrough was made following a meeting between Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Mark Carney on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit in Kananaskis, Canada.
India, world's most populous country, sees sign of future shrinking

1 week ago | asia.nikkei.com | Kiran Sharma

NEW DELHI -- India has dislodged neighboring Asian giant China as the world's most populous country, but its women are having fewer babies than before, a new United Nations report indicates. The South Asian nation's population is estimated to have reached 1.46 billion this year and is expected to increase to 1.7 billion before it begins falling about 40 years from now, says the State of World Population 2025 report published this month by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
Air India flight bound for London crashes in Ahmedabad, killing over 290

2 weeks ago | asia.nikkei.com | Kiran Sharma

NEW DELHI -- An Air India flight to London with 242 people on board crashed soon after it took off in the western city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat, the airline said on Thursday. A Reuters report citing a local police officer said that more than 290 people were killed, including people on the ground at the time of the plane crash. A police commissioner told Indian news agency ANI that police found one survivor of the crash. The survivor is reportedly a British national.
Air India flight carrying 242 crashes in Ahmedabad, killing over 200

2 weeks ago | asia.nikkei.com | Kiran Sharma

NEW DELHI -- An Air India flight to London with 242 people on board crashed soon after it took off in the western city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat, the airline said on Thursday without giving details about fatalities and injuries. Local media reports said that more than 200 were killed, while a police commissioner told Indian news agency ANI that police found one survivor of the plane. "He has been in the hospital and is under treatment," the city police chief was quoted as saying.
Air India flight carrying 242 passengers crashes near Ahmedabad airport

2 weeks ago | asia.nikkei.com | Kiran Sharma

NEW DELHI -- An Air India flight to London with 242 people on board crashed soon after takeoff in the western city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat, the airline and TV channels said on Thursday without giving details about fatalities and injuries. "Flight AI171, operating Ahmedabad-London Gatwick, was involved in an incident today, 12 June 2025. At this moment, we are ascertaining the details and will share further updates at the earliest," an Air India spokesperson posted on X.
Video of Indian being handcuffed at US airport sparks social media debate

2 weeks ago | asia.nikkei.com | Kiran Sharma

NEW DELHI -- A video of an Indian man being handcuffed and pinned to the floor by law enforcement authorities at a U.S. airport has triggered a debate in social media over President Donald Trump's stringent immigration rules. The footage -- along with several more videos and pictures of the incident -- was shared on X earlier this week by Kunal Jain, who describes himself as an Indo-American social entrepreneur.
India's first caste census: will it narrow gaps or be an election tool?

1 month ago | asia.nikkei.com | Kiran Sharma

NEW DELHI -- In an apparent policy shift, the Indian government has recently decided to include caste details of all Indians in the country's census exercise for the first time since independence in 1947. The move could have major political implications and lead to demands for increased quotas of government jobs and educational places for certain groups.
India government taps opposition to boost 'anti-terrorism' message abroad

1 month ago | asia.nikkei.com | Kiran Sharma

NEW DELHI -- India is sending all-party delegations comprising members of the ruling and opposition parties and former diplomats to over 30 countries starting on Wednesday to convey New Delhi's "strong message of zero tolerance against terrorism" in the wake of the deadly April 22 attack on civilians in Pahalgam in its region of Kashmir.