India Edition

Modi Sides With Might in the Middle East

India’s policy in the region had long been based on multiple sets of relationships that it was able to balance. That’s changing.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Feb. 26.Photographer: Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP/Getty Images

Welcome to the Thursday issue of India Edition; I’m Menaka Doshi. Each week, I bring you a ringside view of the billionaires, businesses and policy decisions behind India’s rise as an emerging economic powerhouse. You can subscribe here, and share feedback with me here.

This week: Decoding India’s Iran War response, Apple wants budget-minded consumers to bite, and a litmus test for Nepal’s youth movement.