Economy

India currently accounts for 1% of the $225 billion global pet care industry, but with an annual growth rate of 17%, it is the world's fastest-growing market and is expected to be valued at around $500 million by the end of this year.
Life

Aspirational millennials give Indian dogs a luxury upgrade

From spas to psychics, booming pet industry is about more than food and grooming

24 April 2022
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, shakes hands with his British counterpart Boris Johnson after a joint press conference in New Delhi on Friday.
International relations

Modi and Johnson agree on new Anglo-Indian security partnership

Leaders also discuss Ukraine crisis in talks between 'special' friends

22 April 2022
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend a meeting during the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, on Nov. 2, 2021. (File photo by Reuters) 
International relations

China in mind, British PM visits India to boost Indo-Pacific ties

Johnson expected to urge Modi to take a strong stand against Russia

21 April 2022
Shoppers purchase packets of vegetable oil at a supermarket in Mumbai on March 7: Higher food prices can lead to higher inflation expectations.
Opinion

Rising cost of living puts Asian policymakers in the hot seat

Second K-shaped shock to hit low-income households after the pandemic

20 April 2022
The IMF expects global gross domestic product to expand 3.6% in 2022, down from the 4.4% predicted in January -- before Russia invaded Ukraine and before lockdowns in China. (Source photos by Reuters) 
Economy

IMF cuts emerging Asia growth estimate on war, COVID lockdowns

Warns of 'significant slowdown' in global economic expansion

19 April 2022
Narendra Modi, right, and Scott Morrison, upper left, hold a virtual signing ceremony on April 2: India is slowly emerging from its protectionist cocoon. (Handout photo from India's Press Information Bureau)
Opinion

India and Australia's winning deal on trade will boost the Quad

Canberra and New Delhi finally move beyond cricket, curry and the Commonwealth

18 April 2022
Plastic bags of fentanyl are displayed by U.S. Customs at Chicago's O'Hare airport in 2017.
Trade

India's role in illicit synthetic drug trade draws closer scrutiny

Reports shed light on how cartels rely on supplies from across Asia

17 April 2022
Tata Motors launches its Nexon EV sport utility vehicle in Mumbai in 2020. India is promoting electrification to reduce oil imports and alleviate air pollution.
Technology

India's battery industry shifts into gear with investment drive

Reliance acquisitions, New Delhi subsidies lay groundwork to meet EV demand

16 April 2022
A construction crew works on a new building in Dharmsala on March 4: India's real estate sector is witnessing a K-shaped recovery.
Opinion

India's troubled real estate industry needs urgent reform

Rising costs are depressing demand and hitting profits

15 April 2022
A container ship off Mumbai. The India-Australia deal is expected to almost double bilateral annual trade in the next five years.
Indo-Pacific

India-Australia trade pact pushes back against 'panda in the room'

Long-stalled deal came together as Quad partners aim to cut dependence on China

10 April 2022
Huge crowd at Juhu Beach after the removal of all restrictions from the pandemic in Mumbai on Apr. 3: the mood of the public seems to be largely upbeat.
Opinion

Narendra Modi's COVID triumph has India ready for liftoff

After two difficult years, the South Asian giant has found its stride again

6 April 2022
Western sanctions on Russia have sparked a rally in oil prices that is negatively impacting Thailand's economy.
Economy

Ukraine war hits ASEAN growth outlook: JCER/Nikkei survey

Economists downgrade GDP forecasts for the Philippines and Thailand

4 April 2022
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Indian authorities have used drones to spray disinfectant and deliver vaccines.
Technology

Modi seeks to foster Indian rivals to DJI with drone import ban

Startups face challenge of scaling up production with imported components

25 March 2022
Tea sellers wait for customers on a deserted road at Sadar Bazaar in New Delhi on Jan 16: the Ukraine crisis could not have come at a worse time.
Opinion

Ukraine war will worsen India's economic growth prospects

New Delhi should consider reviving the tried and tested rupee-ruble trade route

18 March 2022
Clockwise from top right: Japanese trade minister Koichi Hagiuda meets virtually with Indian trade minister Piyush Goyal and Australian trade minister Dan Tehan on March 15. (Photo by Satsuki Kaneko)
Supply Chain

Japan, Australia and India target Indo-Pacific supply-chain code

Agreed principles will establish data-sharing and transparency standards

16 March 2022
Indian security forces in Kashmir frequently stop motorists and frisk them, fearing they could be militants planning an attack.
Business trends

Kashmir startups navigate barbed-wire checkpoints, internet shutdowns

Entrepreneurs fill vacuum left by bigger players in violence-plagued Himalayan region

13 March 2022
Commuters in Mumbai: India is likely to see pay increases average 9.2% this year, according to one survey.
Economy

From India to Indonesia, wages to rise faster alongside inflation

Studies find Asian employers ready to pay more after COVID pain

13 March 2022
Dock workers at a port in India.
Trade

Australia, India move toward free trade pact to cut China dependence

'Early harvest' interim agreement expected as early as this month

9 March 2022
People shop at a market in New Delhi in December. The Indian central bank's governor says consumption "continues to trail its pre-pandemic level."
Economy

India's GDP growth slows to 5.4% in October-December

Government pegs full-year growth at 8.9% amid uneven COVID recovery

28 February 2022
Demonstrators hurl stones at riot police during a protest against the $500 million U.S infrastructure grant in Kathmandu on Feb. 20.
International relations

U.S. grant to Nepal swept up in superpower rivalry with China

Kathmandu in turmoil as Beijing turns 'coercion' accusation back on Washington

24 February 2022
Drivers have parked their trucks blocking lanes of traffic to protest against COVID-19 pandemic restrictions in Ottawa on Feb. 12: Justin Trudeau took the extraordinary step of invoking the Emergencies Act.
Opinion

What Mahatma Gandhi can teach Canada about civil disobedience

Ottawa truck protests allow Indians a moment of schadenfreude

18 February 2022
Indian and Pakistani flags are lowered during a highly charged daily retreat ceremony at the Attari-Wagah border crossing between India and Pakistan when border gates are firmly shut. 
Afghanistan turmoil

Afghans starve for wheat stuck in India-Pakistan bureaucracy

Red tape ties up 50,000 tons of goodwill assistance for hungry until spring

13 February 2022
The Bombay Stock Exchange building in Mumbai, pictured on Feb. 1: rising valuations and a buoyant market last year should hardly have come as a surprise given how much liquidity the Reserve Bank of India provided the markets.
Opinion

Will rising U.S. interest rates tame India's bull market?

Competing forces set to provide drama and volatility in months ahead

8 February 2022
Lata Mangeshkar, one of India's best known cultural icons and a singer who defined music for generations, was given a state funeral.
Economy

India central bank reschedules policy meeting after singer's death

One-day delay devoted to mourning late Bollywood star Lata Mangeshkar

7 February 2022
A solar power plant in China's Shandong Province: Asia House says emerging economies need "unprecedented investment for energy transitions" away from fossil fuels.
Economy

Green finance, digitalization vital for Asia after COVID: report

U.K. think tank warns of 'middle-income trap' if challenges not addressed

7 February 2022