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Gallery: Kimia Ferdowsi Kline Gets Back to the Garden in 'Chahar Baagh' Paintings

'Chahar Baagh' (2011), 12

Arts

Inspired by a recent stay in India, Iranian-American artist Kimia Ferdowsi Kline unveils her Mughal garden paintings this week in Nashville, TN.

June 22nd by Vivek Gupta | Comments

Photo of the Day: A Camouflaged Mortal Among Immortals

Man setting up the evening lights on a temple tower, almost completely camouflaged among the statues of the gods, Madurai, India.

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Man setting up the evening lights on the temple tower, almost completely camouflaged among the statues of the gods. (Vinoth Chandar/Flickr)

June 21st by Shuan Sim | Comments

Expert: Why a Group of BRICS Has Pledged Cash to a Wealthier West

(L to R) Brazilian President Dilma Roussef, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Chinese President Hu Jintao and South African President Jacob Zuma join their hands during a BRICS's Presidents meeting in Los Cabos, Baja California, Mexico on June 18, 2012 before the opening of the G20 leaders Summit. (Roberto Stuckert Filho/AFP/Getty Images)

Policy

Asia Society Associate Fellow Pramit Pal Chaudhuri says India and China used the "BRICS" label as political cover to send aid to the ailing, though by some measures better-off, Eurozone.

June 20th by Pramit Pal Chaudhuri | Comments

Interview: New Film Documents Removal of Kathputli Artists' Colony in New Delhi

A Kathputli colony puppeteer in New Delhi. (Joshua Cogan)

Arts The forthcoming 'Tomorrow We Disappear' investigates the city's destruction of the Kathputli colony of magicians, artists and puppeteers in New Delhi.

June 20th by Vivek Gupta | Comments

US Ambassador: Downgrade Would be 'Setback to India's Hopes to Grow'

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Standard & Poor's possible downgrade of India's investment status "reflects some of the current problems India is having," U.S. Ambassador to India Nancy Powell said Friday at Asia Society Studios in New York.

June 15th by Tahiat Mahboob | Comments

Photo of the Day: Shy But Poised in Tamil Nadu, India

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Four young girls smile for the camera in Tamil Nadu, India on February 18, 2012. (Original Vinoth Chandar/Flickr)

June 14th by Tahiat Mahboob | Comments

Grads: Get 'Globally Competent,' Get a Job

Pedestrians crossing the street in the Central Business District of Hong Kong in October 2008. (Mike Clarke/AFP/Getty Images)

Education

Whether you are eight, 18 or 28, it's clear: global competence can open up new job opportunities for you.

June 13th by Heather Singmaster | Comments

Photo of the Day: Protecting the Peepers in Pondicherry

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An old man poses for the camera in his stylish sunglasses in Pondicherry, India in November 2011. (Lokyaziis/Flickr)

June 8th by Nadia Rasul | Comments

After 'Initial Assault on the Senses' the Real India Lingers in 'Best Exotic Marigold Hotel'

Judi Dench in 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.'

Arts

The new movie 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' begins on a voyeuristic note but eventually digs much deeper.

June 6th by Vishakha N. Desai | Comments

US Officials Announce Plans for the US-India Strategic Dialogue

Assistant of Secretary of State Robert Blake makes remarks to the U.S.-India World Affairs Institute in Washington, D.C., on June 4, 2012. (Stella Park/Asia Society)

Policy Major gains for both the Indian and the American people are visible, not just on the horizon, but now, writes Matt Stumpf.

June 5th by Matt Stumpf | Comments