Economy

Farmers wait to sell harvested sugarcane outside a cooperative sugar mill in Baghpat, India: Cooperatives have been intertwined with the country's socio-economic history.
Opinion

Cooperatives can help lift India's 'jobless growth' curse

New national ministry to lead reinvigoration of traditional business structure

29 August 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of their meeting in New Delhi on Dec. 6. 2021.
Comment

India attempts to diversify energy sources with cheap Russian oil

Despite Western pressure, New Delhi says more imports from Moscow are best for nation

29 August 2022
This Indian bride had her wedding ceremony and celebrations on a picturesque beach on the famous Thai resort island of Phuket. (Photo courtesy of Thai-Indian Wedding Association)
Travel & Leisure

Thai tourism eyes Indian weddings as Chinese spending dries up

One couple from Hong Kong last year spent $12.5m in four days

27 August 2022
Mumbai's central business district on Jan. 6: There are reasons for cautious optimism.
Opinion

India's economy looks ready to shine for real

Growth trajectory appears more solid than in the late 2000s

25 August 2022
Group of Seven countries and democratic allies like Australia are dangling infrastructure support in Southeast Asia as an alternative to China's Belt and Road.
Asia Insight

China's ASEAN Silk Road gets slippery as other powers move in

U.S., Europe, India join battle to build regional supply chains from Thailand to Vietnam

23 August 2022
Gautam Adani, chairman of Adani Group, in Kolkata on April 20: His close ties to the Modi administration have given retail stock buyers the impression New Delhi will support the group overseas.
Opinion

Adani Group can lead India's alternative to China's Belt and Road

Tycoon's conglomerate ready to vie with Beijing's state infrastructure groups

16 August 2022
Weakness is only one aspect of the rupee's unattractiveness.
Opinion

The Indian rupee is not ready for the world stage

Reforms will increase use of the currency by those with limited choice

10 August 2022
People line up for fuel in Karachi on June 2. Pakistan has barely enough foreign exchange to cover more than three or four months of imports.
Opinion

South Asia's deepening plight should be India's moment to shine

New Delhi's rapid economic rebound puts it in position to help neighbors

8 August 2022
The Reserve Bank of India is striving to control inflation with a series of rate hikes.
Economy

India central bank raises key rate to 5.4% to cool inflation

After 50-basis-point hike, governor warns of risks from sustained price pressure

5 August 2022
Huge cost overruns and delays have overshadowed the construction of Mumbai's third subway line. (Photo by Dev Chatterjee)
Transportation

Mumbai metro line back on track after political bickering

Delays underscore frustration over slow pace of Indian infrastructure projects

3 August 2022
India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh has many residents working elsewhere as migrant laborers.
Politics

India two-child policy gains steam amid jobs and food worries

States ready legislation as country barrels toward world population leader next year

3 August 2022
An oil platform at the Kravtsovskoye oilfield in the Baltic Sea, Russia, in September 2021: China and India helped prevent a major squeeze on global supplies and took some heat out of price pressures.
Opinion

China and India should reject West's Russia oil-price cap plan

Latest sanction effort likely to backfire and cause market turmoil

1 August 2022
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Feeding Asia

Opinion: Reform the global food system to end famine

Three clear avenues for action that will limit the spread of the crisis

29 July 2022
Electric cars, such as this concept vehicle from Tata Motors, lie at the heart of India's push for greener transport.
Automobiles

Indian electric car makers charge up to head off overseas rivals

Global auto giants have been speeding into nation's fledgling EV sector

25 July 2022
The Philippines new president, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., will give his first State of the Nation address on July 25 and is expected to lay out his plans to speed the country's recovery from the pandemic. 
24 July 2022
Indian workers carry sacks of food grains and vegetables onto a supply truck at a wholesale market in Kolkata on July 19.
Economy

ADB cuts Asia's growth forecast to 4.6%, lifts inflation outlook

Ukraine war crimps growth, spurs price rises in emerging Asia

21 July 2022
Novelis, the U.S. unit of Birla-owned metals giant Hindalco Industries, has started work on an aluminum plant in Alabama. (Source photo by Reuters and the Aditya Birla Group)
Companies

Indian conglomerate Aditya Birla in spotlight over Alabama plans

Giant company expects to build $2.5 billion aluminum plant in U.S. state

20 July 2022
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Feeding Asia

Asia's agricultural revolution: planting a high-tech future

Population, inflation, climate stoke innovation to grow more with less

15 July 2022
A Maruti Suzuki dealership in Mumbai. The automaker's sales rose about 40% last quarter. (Photo by Ryosuke Hanada)
Automobiles

India auto sales jump 51% last quarter, topping pre-COVID level

Maruti Suzuki maintains solid lead amid rebound, while Tata surges

14 July 2022
Oppo and other Chinese companies have been dominating India's smartphone sector.
Electronics

India says China phone maker Oppo evaded $550m in tax

Accusation follows string of raids on Chinese smartphone companies

13 July 2022
India's population was 1.21 billion in 2011, according to the domestic census, which is conducted once a decade. The government had deferred the 2021 census due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Economy

India to surpass China as most populous country in 2023: U.N. report

Global population estimated to reach 8 billion by Nov. 15 this year

11 July 2022
A shortage of kerosene has robbed Sri Lankan fishermen of their livelihoods. (Photo by Prabhu Mallikarjunan)
Sri Lanka crisis

Sri Lankan fishermen, lacking fuel, stew over India's intentions

As incomes dry up amid political chaos, simmering territorial dispute rears head

11 July 2022
Xi Jinping hosts the 14th BRICS summit via video link in Beijing on June 23: Countries including Saudi Arabia, Iran and Argentina have expressed interest in joining the club of five.
Opinion

Ukraine war divides Western alliance from the Global South

BRICS nations have long aspired to a new world order

8 July 2022
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Feeding Asia

India's poorest scald as cooking oil prices soar

War in Ukraine, limits on palm oil from Indonesia and Malaysia, add fuel to fire

7 July 2022
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Feeding Asia

Hunger in Asia on the rise

Inflation, COVID-19, climate, conflict drive food insecurity

6 July 2022