Economy

The Reserve Bank of India seal outside its headquarters in Mumbai: The central bank should establish a team that purchases bonds during times of distress to contain spikes in yields.
Opinion

India should get prepared for financial system troubles

Rapid monetary tightening adds to stress for weaker lenders

17 November 2022
A government-run job center in Kochi is mobbed with hopefuls seeking interviews: India's population will overtake that of China within the next few months.
Opinion

Even as the world's most populous nation, India will muddle along

Overtaking China likely to be neither a dividend nor a disaster

13 November 2022
Containers at Khalifa Port, Abu Dhabi. An uptick in political engagement between key Asian and Gulf economies noted by experts is expected to result in tangible deals that will drive trade growth.
Trade

Saudi and Gulf state trade with emerging Asia to rise 60% by 2030

U.K. think tank says 'uptick in political engagement' boosts economic ties

7 November 2022
The Reserve Bank of India, led by Gov. Shaktikanta Das, is obliged to explain to the government why it has been unable to keep inflation under a 6% upper threshold. 
Inflation

India's missed inflation target spurs 'additional' RBI meeting

Central bank must report to government after prices topped 6% ceiling for 9 months

3 November 2022
A melting glacier near Peer Ki Gali, India, in June 2020: It is fitting that New Delhi draw attention to the effects of climate change on the Himalayas.
Opinion

As G-20 leader, India must champion developing nations' interests

New Delhi should put product standards and sharing of clean tech on agenda

1 November 2022
A laborer pulls a car loaded with sacks of lentils at a grain market in Ahmedabad. The government has said the country's low rank on an index of global hunger is intended to "taint India's image."
Economy

India gets mixed marks on poverty, with hunger rank behind Pakistan

New Delhi slams 'misinformation' as other study hails 140m saved from destitution

30 October 2022
The rupee has fallen less against the dollar than other major currencies have.
Opinion

Reserve Bank of India should not fight so hard for the rupee

Weaker currency would help win share amid tightening export market competition

26 October 2022
Mariama Kuyateh holds up a picture of her late son, who died from acute kidney failure, in Banjul, Gambia, on Oct. 10. Cough syrups made by an Indian company are under investigation in connection with dozens of similar deaths.
Pharmaceuticals

Gambia child deaths threaten India's 'pharmacy of world' position

Company suspended over cough syrups suspected in nearly 70 fatal cases

21 October 2022
An electronics store in Mumbai draws festive-season shoppers. Smartphone sales will be a closely watched indicator of the India's consumer health this year. (Photo by Ryosuke Hanada)
Consumer

Chinese 5G smartphones in focus as India's festive season roars back to life

Holiday spending forecast to top $32bn, approaching pre-COVID level

15 October 2022
Commuters wait to board a suburban train in Mumbai in August 2021: The tightening labor market is pulling more women into the workforce,
Opinion

Indian women are finally getting back to work

Modi can boast of gains in labor force participation and the newborn sex ratio

14 October 2022
Prime Minister Narendra Modi says his government will provide a one-time grant to state-run fuel retailers amid the surge in global fuel prices.
Economy

India to grant $2.67bn to state-run oil marketing companies

Three retailers to be compensated for losses from below-cost cooking gas sales

12 October 2022
Joe Biden, center, Narendra Modi, right, and Fumio Kishida attend the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework launch event in Tokyo on May 23: China is not a prospective member of the group.
Opinion

India should reconsider its stance against IPEF trade talks

Outlook for export growth dim unless New Delhi keeps up with competitors

6 October 2022
From left, Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani, and Zhong Shanshan (Nikkei montage/AP/Reuters/Getty Images)
Datawatch

Asia has over 950 billionaires, outnumbering all other regions

Rich Asians are becoming more common, particularly in China and India

4 October 2022
The Thai economy, which depends heavily on Chinese tourists, will be hit by a slowdown in China. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Economy

ASEAN economies seen hit by U.S. rate hikes in 2023: JCER/Nikkei

Economists revise down forecasts to 4.3% for five regional countries

3 October 2022
The Reserve Bank of India, headquartered here in Mumbai, is trying to tamp down inflation.
Economy

India hikes key interest rate to 5.90% amid 'alarming' inflation

RBI lifts benchmark by 50 basis points, Das cites 'spillover' from advanced nations

30 September 2022
Vegetable vendors at a roadside market in Jakarta on Sept. 12. Indonesia is one emerging Asian economy that is forecast to grow faster than expected this year.
Economy

Emerging Asia growing faster than China for 1st time in 30 years

Indonesia, Philippines are bright spots but India, Pakistan faltering, says ADB

21 September 2022
Artisans spin cotton during an event to promote hand-woven cloth in Ahmedabad on Aug. 27: India's export basket has a strong bias toward low-value raw materials.
Opinion

India will need more than a target to triple its exports

Trade pacts with EU and others will be vital to reaching Modi's goal

19 September 2022
Workers in Singapore: Asian employers are more eager to bring people back to offices than Western companies, research suggests.
Coronavirus

From Singapore to Japan, workers get restless as offices call

Surveys signal clash between employer and employee priorities after COVID

19 September 2022
Fourteen countries have signed onto the U.S.-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework. (Photo from Katherine Tai's Twitter account)
Indo-Pacific

Indo-Pacific framework objectives take shape, but India not all in

Group's most populous member stops short of agreeing to trade 'pillar'

10 September 2022
Traffic edges through a waterlogged road following torrential rains in Bengaluru, India.
Natural disasters

Torrential rains expose infrastructure woes in India's Silicon Valley

Flooding vividly highlights worries over Bengaluru's breakneck growth

9 September 2022
India's main rice port, in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, in September 2021: The country's move is likely to fuel global concerns over food inflation, already exacerbated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
International relations

India clamps down on rice exports as global food worries grow

Top supplier aims to ease food inflation after uneven monsoons

9 September 2022
Maintaining healthy garment exports will be crucial for Bangladesh as the country struggles with dwindling foreign exchange reserves.
Trade

Bangladesh clothing exporters target Asia as Western demand fades

Manufacturers increasingly look to markets such as Japan, South Korea

7 September 2022
Workers carry sacks onto a truck at a wholesale market in Kolkata on July 19: The economy is only slowly catching up to its previous trajectory.
Opinion

India's double-digit GDP growth is less than it appears

Economic output has actually grown little from pre-COVID period

6 September 2022
A grower picks apples from tightly packed trees in a Kashmir orchard. High-density planting is increasingly popular in the region. (Photo by Kaleem Geelani) 
Agriculture

Ripe for change: Kashmir apple orchards get modern overhaul

Some farmers switch to high-density planting to help profits grow

6 September 2022
U.S. President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi participate in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity launch event in Tokyo on May 23. 
Indo-Pacific

Indo-Pacific nations to agree on better supply chain communication

IPEF draft statement for Sept. 8-9 meeting also includes push for clean energy

4 September 2022