Economy

Apple opened its first directly run store in India this April. (Photo by Ryosuke Hanada) 
Trade

India's PC import curbs draw U.S. concerns

Washington wants time to review licensing scheme ahead of November start

31 August 2023
Indian Ambassador to Japan Sibi George said he was a "salesman" for his country. (Photo by Shigeru Seno) 
Interview

India aims for tenfold boost in Japanese business presence: envoy

Ambassador Sibi George sets sights on Japan's small businesses with new advisory team

26 August 2023
India's G20 logo in New Delhi: The Ukraine war has complicated the country's year as chair of the grouping.
International relations

G20 trade meeting ends with 'concrete' plans, no Ukraine consensus

Ministers agree on supply chain mapping but formal communique still elusive

25 August 2023
While global leaders make the trek to Port Moresby to court PNG's leader, rising debt, inflation and sluggish growth could derail Prime Minister James Marape's plan to make his country the world's "richest Black Christian nation."
Asia Insight

Papua New Guinea's Marape: Pacific power broker or PM in peril?

Amid U.S.-China balancing act, PNG leader faces mounting pressure at home

22 August 2023
A view of the moon from the Chandrayaan-3 lander during Lunar Orbit Insertion on Aug. 5 in this screengrab from a video released Aug. 6. (Photo by ISRO/Handout via Reuters)
Your Week in Asia

China prime rate, Cambodia's new PM, India moon landing mission

Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events

20 August 2023
Rescue workers conduct a search operation after a landslide caused by torrential rain in Shimla, in India's northern state of Himachal Pradesh, on Aug. 17.
Economy

India's climate extremes force Modi into food-policy balancing act

Northern landslides are latest in string of crises disrupting agriculture

19 August 2023
Rice sacks in a market in Ahmedabad: India currently holds about 40% of the global rice export market, sending its grain to more than 130 countries.
Opinion

India has better options than banning rice exports

Frequent policy changes may jeopardize country's leading market position

17 August 2023
A farmer works in a rice paddy in Thailand's central Khon Kaen province. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Commodities

India's rice export ban brings chaos to Thai market

Surging demand sparks speculative hoarding, undercuts export opportunity

17 August 2023
Skoda Auto Volkswagen's Vision In compact SUV. The group's Indian factories can manufacture about 240,000 cars annually.
Automobiles

Global automakers see chance to turn India into an export hub

Shift in local demand to pricier vehicles may spur more 'India-first' models

16 August 2023
Foxconn currently has nine campuses in India, including more than 30 factories and roughly 20 dormitories for tens of thousands of employees.
Supply Chain

Taiwan's Foxconn to invest 'billions' in India expansion push

Key iPhone assembler says full-year sales will decline amid slow PC and server recovery

14 August 2023
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets with folk artists after addressing the nation during Independence Day celebrations at the historic Red Fort in Delhi in 2022.
Your Week in Asia

India, Indonesia, Singapore leaders to speak; Kishida-Yoon-Biden summit

Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events

13 August 2023
Signs promoting September's G20 summit can be seen everywhere in New Delhi. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
G20 Summit

India seeks to solidify global power status as G20 chair

Rice export ban a sore topic as New Delhi works to revive Black Sea grain deal

11 August 2023
Strong economic growth has boosted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's confidence in securing a third term.
Politics

India's Modi angles for third term with drastic action on inflation

Buoyed by economy, PM takes aim at potential political risk with rice export ban

10 August 2023
An Indian farmer carries rice saplings in her field. India banned exports of non-basmati white rice on July 20.
Commodities

Rice prices hit 11-year high as Indian export ban fuels supply fears

Once-stable rice joins expensive wheat in growing risk of 'agflation' and hunger

4 August 2023
Visitors arrive at the annual SemiconIndia chip convention in Gandhinagar on July 25.
Interview

India wants new chip partnerships beyond Japan, U.S.: IT minister

'Many countries' interested in teaming with New Delhi on semiconductors, Vaishnaw says

3 August 2023
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to turn India into a global semiconductor production hub. 
Markets

Global investors pivot from flagging China to India, Vietnam

China dethroned as top emerging Asian market due to economic, geopolitical risks

1 August 2023
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the SemiconIndia 2023 conference in Gandhinagar on July 28.
Semiconductors

Modi pitches India as 'reliable' base for chipmaking

PM opens trade show in Gujarat to capitalize on supply chain revamps

28 July 2023
Apple CEO Tim Cook visits his company's first India store in Mumbai in April: Domestic iPhone 14 production suggests that supply chain pessimism about the country has started to fade.
Opinion

India can be a bigger winner in the supply chain shift from China

U.S. and allies see the country as a trustworthy alternative sourcing hub

26 July 2023
 India remains the world's fastest growing big economy with a 6.1% expansion this year.
Economy

IMF upgrades India economic outlook, while China's recovery loses steam

'Too early to celebrate' about world economy despite resilient start to 2023

26 July 2023
Students in a classroom on Ghoramara Island, India: The government is revising history textbooks to downplay the Muslim period and highlight Hindu achievements.
Opinion

India's golden era does not lie in the past. It has just begun

GDP, personal income stagnated during historical era of Hindu rule

23 July 2023
A swollen Yamuna River rises to the periphery of the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, on July 18.
Natural disasters

India floods test disaster management as waters lap at Taj Mahal

Politicians spar while experts stress need to plan for more extreme weather

20 July 2023
Customers browse at Apple's first Indian retail store, in Mumbai, on April 18.
Economy

India's consumer sentiment rebounds past pre-COVID levels

IndiGo operator, Maruti Suzuki reap record profits as spending grows

18 July 2023
Members of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) evacuate stranded residents from a flooded area in New Delhi on July 13.
Natural disasters

Floods force Indian capital to shut schools and offices

Closure of water treatment plants prompts rationing

13 July 2023
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches his Make in India campaign in 2014: It is only now that the promise of manufacturing and hard tech is being realized.
Opinion

India's new era of manufacturing is starting small

Spending on defense and infrastructure stimulates Bengaluru 'hard tech' startups

13 July 2023
A smartphone user in Mumbai: High import tariff walls discourage domestic companies from investing in R&D.
Opinion

By accepting WTO losses, India can be a bigger winner in trade

Decision to appeal defeat on technology imports was a mistake

12 July 2023