Economy

India is among the world's leading producers of rice, wheat and onions.
Agriculture

Japan to set up model field in India to promote farm tech

Project will help companies demonstrate chemicals, fertilizers, high-yield seeds to local farmers

14 July 2019
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, with Indonesian President Joko Widodo at an ASEAN meeting in Singapore last November: The two leaders have agreed to work toward a goal of $50 billion in trade between their countries by 2025, more than double the current level.
International relations

India raises the alarm over trade deficit with Indonesia

Modi's government seeks easing of auto curbs and wider access for farm products

13 July 2019
A port in Qingdao, Shandong province, China. Although the U.S. and China have agreed to reopen trade talks, the future direction of their trade relationship remains unclear.
Economy

US-China trade war will hit ASEAN economy harder

JCER quarterly survey records fourth straight downgrade as uncertainty remains

9 July 2019
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman wants more foreign direct investment, yet does not do enough to help.
Opinion

Modi's budget misses opportunity to push toward $5tn economy

Plan fails to deliver urgent radical reforms in finance, exports and agriculture

8 July 2019
Huawei's booth at Mobile Expo in Bangkok in May: Although skepticism remains in India over Huawei's promise, it may be difficult to exclude the Chinese giant from the country's 5G rollout.
Huawei crackdown

India still wary of Huawei's 5G despite 'no back door' pledge

Government in no rush to greenlight Chinese gear as it examines security issues

8 July 2019
Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrives to present the 2019 budget in parliament on July 5.
Economy

India to ease foreign investment rules in push for $5tn economy

Finance minister lays out plans to boost infrastructure in budget speech

5 July 2019
Foxconn has manufacturing facilities in 16 countries in the world but 75% of its total capacity is centralized in China.
Opinion

The high price of breaking up global supply chains

Consumers will suffer as US-China trade war strains production, markets and regulation fragment

2 July 2019
The appreciation of Thai baht was largely supported by the opposing monetary stances of Thai and U.S. central banks.
Markets

Thai baht outperforms Asian currency peers on Fed's dovish turn

Shanghai leads stock index gainers during first half

2 July 2019
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends a news conference on the final day of the the G-20 summit on June 29 in Osaka. (Photo by Tomoki Mera)
G-20 summit Osaka

G-20 leaders agree to speed up WTO reforms

Summit in Japan dominated by the US-China trade spat

29 June 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to meet on Saturday. 
G-20 summit Osaka

G-20 summit to begin in Osaka amid rising US-China tensions

Increased focus on bilateral meetings overshadows multilateral framework

28 June 2019
Trump arrives in Osaka on June 27 for the Group of 20 summit: Leaders from India and Vietnam are also attending.
28 June 2019
China is the world's largest supplier of key rare-earth metals used in many critical high-tech products.
Trade war

India scrambles to look overseas for rare earths used in EVs

State-owned companies aim at China-free supply as trade war concerns mount

27 June 2019
India cannot afford to close its economic doors on China.
Opinion

Why India should not outlaw Huawei

New Delhi must tighten telecoms security but reject Trump's call for a ban

26 June 2019
Viral Acharya, outgoing deputy governor at the Reserve Bank of India, speaks at a banking symposium in Germany in 2014.
Finance

Hawkish Indian central bank deputy abruptly resigns

RBI's Acharya to take up teaching post at New York University

25 June 2019
Modi's government has no time to lose.
Opinion

India's economic hangover

Fresh from his poll triumph, Modi must press ahead with reforms or see growth stagnate

21 June 2019
China has been the production base on which Apple's global success has been built. (Nikkei Montage / Reuters)
Trade war

Apple weighs 15%-30% capacity shift out of China amid trade war

Tech giant asks suppliers to review costs in Southeast Asia and Mexico

19 June 2019
India's college graduates struggle to find jobs as unemployment hits a 45-year high.
Economy

India's educated youth suffer as jobless rate hits 45-year high

Modi pledges to create 50,000 more startups by 2024

19 June 2019
On June 3, the benchmark BSE Sensex closed above 40,000 for the first time.
Markets

India sees simultaneous stock rally and financial turmoil

While Sensex index has hit record highs, bank downgrades signal trouble ahead

18 June 2019
Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor Viral Acharya speaks at a symposium in Tokyo on Monday.  (Photo by Shinya Oshino)
Economy

India's central bank urges foreign investment in corporate bonds

RBI deputy governor says rate cut will quickly ripple through debt markets

10 June 2019
Modi seeks not just to fight corruption but to give it a deadly blow.
Opinion

In defense of Modi's corruption record

India's leader deserves credit for battling graft and pledging to keep up the fight

10 June 2019
Shaktikanta Das, the RBI governor, has been giving Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government breathing space.
Economy

India cuts rate again to lowest in 9 years as economy slows

Central bank joins global fight to keep trade war from dousing growth

6 June 2019
The second annual Asia Power Index shows China's clout nearing that of the U.S., especially in economic terms.
International relations

China's power catching up to that of US, Asia ranking shows

Lowy's Asia Power Index reveals Washington's fading predominance in the region

5 June 2019
In many of the villages in the north and central heartland of the India, women toil in the sun while their husbands and sons have left to seek work in the cities.
Comment

Triumphant Modi risks losing on the economic front

Failure to create enough jobs for India's young will haunt the BJP

4 June 2019
Prime Minister Narendra Modi scatters rose petals at the Mahatma Gandhi memorial before his swearing-in ceremony in New Delhi on Thursday. Arresting the slowdown and reviving the economy will be Modi’s main challenge in his second term.
Economy

Modi faces tougher challenge as India's economy slows to 5-year low

GDP growth of 6.8% comes as prime minister begins second term

31 May 2019
Nirmala Sitharaman is India's first full-time female finance minister. Indira Gandhi held the additional portfolio of finance briefly in the early 1970s when she served as prime minister.
India elections

Modi taps new finance minister in move to revitalize India's economy

Nirmala Sitharaman is surprise pick; close aide Shah to head Home Affairs

31 May 2019