Economy

Muslim women walk on a cold winter day in Ghaziabad on Jan. 25: Muslims in India have long been victims of the country's escalating tide of Hindu nationalism.
Opinion

Indian 'live auction' exposes prejudice against Muslim women

Social media platforms must do a better job of policing discrimination

3 February 2022
India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holds up a folder as she leaves her office to present the federal budget in parliament in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Economy

India cranks up infrastructure spending in new budget

New Delhi includes plans for central bank digital currency, virtual assets tax

1 February 2022
Indian farmers harvest sugar cane in Rajasthan in November 2021: the price of the cane continued to be fixed by politicians fixated on crude electoral math.
Opinion

India's great sugar boondoggle is a waste of taxpayers' money

Ending costly subsidies will be better for growers, processors and consumers

31 January 2022
Ceylon Petroleum Corp.'s oil refinery in Colombo. The CPC along with the government is overwhelmed by debt, giving India an entry point back into the strategically located island nation. (Source photo by Reuters/AP)
International relations

India gains foothold in Sri Lanka with Trincomalee oil tank deal

Debt-ridden island nation helps to fulfill decades-old hope for New Delhi

28 January 2022
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government will present its budget just days ahead of key elections in five states. (Source photos by Reuters) 
Economy

India business leaders push for investment incentives

Modi government aims to boost recovery with Feb. 1 budget

27 January 2022
The delayed TAPI gas pipeline promises to link Turkmenistan through Afghanistan to Pakistan and India, but security risks threaten this and other regional connectivity projects.
International relations

India's first Central Asia summit to focus on Afghan risks, trade

Shared security challenges loom over Thursday's talks and port, pipeline hopes

26 January 2022
Youths sit around the central square in the capital city of Thimphu, Bhutan, in December 2017: the answer lies in hedonic adaptation.
Opinion

Are people in Kazakhstan really happier than in Japan?

Happiness metrics are the wrong way to promote well-being

25 January 2022
Russian S-400 missile air defense systems, pictured in Kaliningrad region, Russia, in August 2020: Delhi's arms deals with Moscow risk attracting sanctions of its ally in Washington.
Opinion

Buying more Russian weapons will not lift India's economy

Young people need high quality jobs, not increases in defense spending

23 January 2022
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen is seeking reduce the island's trade dependence on China with her New Southbound Policy of deepening economic ties with 18 countries in Southeast Asia, South Asia and Australasia. (Nikkei montage/Reuters/AP)
International relations

Taiwan makes new push to drum up Southeast Asia investment

'New Southbound Policy' helps region but Taipei could do more, experts say

18 January 2022
Kashmiri workers pack apples into boxes to be sold in markets across India. (Photo by Kaleem Geelani)
Trade

Kashmir's apple growers demand action against Iranian imports

Protests mount as prices plunge and unsold produce piles up

17 January 2022
A woman walks in a market area in Jammu in August 2021: India's rather laissez-faire approach may finally yield some benefit.
Opinion

India is well placed to beat the omicron variant

Devastating delta wave has dramatically increased COVID immunity

15 January 2022
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi share a joke, as Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison watches, at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow in November. (Photo courtesy of No. 10 Downing Street) 
Trade

U.K., India launch trade talks as London seeks Indo-Pacific pastures

'Deal with booming economy offers huge benefits,' Johnson says

13 January 2022
Pasture-raised hogs on Bowling Green Farms in Bryantown, Maryland. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Department of Agriculture)
Trade

Quad brings home the bacon: India to allow imports of U.S. pork

Agreement lifts decades-old hurdle to agricultural market

11 January 2022
An Afghan man tends to a poppy field in 2014. Political upheaval in Afghanistan and Myanmar last year is threatening neighboring India with a wave of illicit narcotics.
Afghanistan turmoil

India faces double drugs threat from Afghanistan, Myanmar

Officials worry narcotics will pour in amid political, economic crises

4 January 2022
A woman shoveling coal in Kamduni, West Bengal, where the government hopes to mine the country's biggest block. 
Economy

Protests cast shadow over mining of India's largest coal block

West Bengal project pits locals against state as foreign firms see opportunity

2 January 2022
India has approved molnupiravir to treat adult patients.
COVID vaccines

India approves 2 more COVID vaccines, Merck's antiviral drug

Inoculation to be expanded to 15-18 age group in anticipation of omicron wave

29 December 2021
Narendra Modi, pictured in New Delhi on Nov. 29: there has been no change to the Modi playbook.
Opinion

2022 look ahead: India's economy will not meet expectations

A slew of state elections will be a crucial test for Narendra Modi

29 December 2021
As the pandemic continued in 2021, Myanmar military leader Min Aung Hlaing seized power, the U.S. and U.K. agreed to share nuclear submarine tech with Australia, Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai made an explosive revelation and BTS ruled the airwaves. 
Asia Insight

From Myanmar to AUKUS to BTS: Newsmakers that shaped Asia in 2021

As COVID raged, the security landscape shifted and superstars made their mark

28 December 2021
Workers sow paddy crop near Kotshamir village in Bathinda, Punjab's southern distric, on June 7: most of India's farmers have no access to reliable demand forecasting.
Opinion

Price guarantees will not help India's farmers

A futures market paired with crop-neutral income support would be much better

21 December 2021
A file photo of a port in Bangkok. Thailand detected its first omicron case in December but it has not suspended its border reopening policy for tourists, prompting economists to revise upward the kingdom's economic growth forecast.
Economy

Philippines, Thailand poised for faster growth in 2022: survey

Economists upgrade ASEAN GDP forecast but lockdowns weigh on Malaysia

20 December 2021
The India-funded Chabahar Port in Iran in early 2019. New Delhi wants the site to become a gateway to trade with Central Asia. (Photo by Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
International relations

Spotlight on trade gateway as India hosts talks with Central Asia

Sunday discussions look set to focus on New Delhi-funded port in Iran

18 December 2021
A ban on cryptocurrencies would negatively impact the country at large.
Opinion

Crypto ban would move India closer to an authoritarian nightmare

Proposal threatens nation's foundations as a liberal democracy

18 December 2021
An drug user lies unconscious by the side of a road in Kapurthala, Punjab, in October 2019: the use of drugs such as heroin among people has become so rampant in the northern Indian state.
Opinion

Drug problem in India's Punjab looms over crucial state election

Once an economic powerhouse, region has suffered a reversal in fortunes

16 December 2021
A plantation laborer in Mizoram's Kolasib District with palm oil fresh fruit bunches. (Photo by Varsha Torgalkar)
Environment

India's palm oil ambitions for northeast frontier stir concern

Opponents fear environmental degradation if monoculture is promoted

11 December 2021
Parag Agrawal, newly named Twitter CEO: his appointment led to both celebration and soul searching in India. (Photo courtesy of Twitter) 
Opinion

New Twitter CEO highlights struggle to halt India's brain drain

A record 600,000 citizens gave up their nationality between 2017 and 2021

8 December 2021