Security cooperation will be high on the agenda when Modi and Obama meet in New Delhi next week.
The two countries are looking at activating a civil nuclear agreement that has been in limbo since it came into effect in 2008.
The list of banned organizations include those with ties to the Taliban and al Qaeda.
“The Muslims have long been misunderstood in Japan. An incident like this could further breed the illusion that Islam is a religion for terrorists."
India may have to work around its stringent civil nuclear liability laws to facilitate U.S. investment.
The French presidency said an intermediary was in talks with the kidnappers.
Reports of ISIS' presence in Afghanistan follow the release of a video showing militants from the region pledging loyalty to the group.
"We are investigating whether the five detained are the ones wanted by Pakistan," an Afghan official says.
U.S. and Indian officials are reportedly trying to work out pilot projects for joint production of drones and other weapons.
Police reportedly fired in the air and used tear gas to control unruly crowds outside the French consulate in Karachi.
Some groups are preparing to take to the streets this week to condemn the cover of the new issue.
An Indian army official said that at least 200 militants, assisted by the Pakistani army, were waiting to "infiltrate into the Indian side."
The Turkish nationals had allegedly supplied fake passports to men from the Uighur community to help them illegally cross the national borders.
During his visit to Pakistan, John Kerry also urged the country's army to continue fighting militancy.
President Barack Obama will be the chief guest at India’s Republic Day ceremony on Jan. 26.
Schools in Pakistan reopened on Monday amid tightened security following the Taliban attack on an army-run school in December.
The bus was hit by an oil tanker that was speeding on the wrong side of the road.
The social-media titan says he was threatened by a Pakistani extremist over Facebook's refusal to ban content on the Prophet Muhammad.
The fighters appear to be led by Shahidullah Shahid, a former representative of the Pakistani Taliban.
Al Qaeda militants in Syria are plotting attacks to inflict mass casualties in the West, possibly against transport systems or "iconic targets", the head of Britain's MI5 Security Service said on Thursday.
Police have reportedly detained two suspects in what is being described as "a big Indian Mujahideen (IM) catch.”
All the people with confirmed or suspected cases of measles said they visited Disneyland Park or Disney California Adventure Park in December.