Ford Motor plans to restart manufacturing at its factory in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Automobiles

Ford to restart India car production 3 years after quitting

U.S. automaker plans to use mothballed Tamil Nadu plant to build vehicles for export

13 September 2024
Ports-to-telecoms conglomerate Adani Group is chaired by its billionaire founder Gautam Adani, one of Asia's richest men.
Adani Group

India's Adani Group eyed in Swiss money-laundering case

Conglomerate blasts reports about case as 'preposterous, irrational and absurd'

13 September 2024
An electronic board shows stock indexes in Shanghai's financial district.
Markets

Foreign investors lukewarm on China stocks despite Fed rate cut buzz

Property worries persist, but some say worst is over for Chinese markets

13 September 2024
MUFG had planned to invest in India's HDB Financial Services. (Photo by Yuki Nakamura)
Business deals

MUFG to pause talks on investing in India's HDB Financial Services

Japanese financial group had been seeking stake in HDFC Bank unit

13 September 2024
Sumitomo will work with India's Ampin Energy Transition to set up solar and other renewable energy plants in the country. (Ampin Energy Transition)
Energy

Japan's Sumitomo plans $700m renewable energy buildup in India

Venture with local startup to provide solar power to factories, offices

13 September 2024
Many Japanese businesses, including Honda Motor, have operations in the Indian state of Rajasthan. (Photo by Ryosuke Hanada)
Interview

India's Rajasthan courts Japan auto industry with eye on EVs

State chief touts potential for business and tourism opportunities

12 September 2024
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers an address at Semicon India on Sept. 11. (Photo by Aya Onishi)
Semiconductors

Semicon India: Modi touts goal to become chipmaking powerhouse

Now is 'right time' for global chipmakers to be in India: PM says at expo

12 September 2024
A worker cuts iron rods outside a workshop at an iron and steel market in New Delhi.
Commodities

India to impose up to 30% tariffs on China, Vietnam steel pipe

Tax on imports from the countries to last for the next five years

11 September 2024
Workers at a Samsung facility gather to strike and demand higher wages at the South Korean tech firm's Sriperumbudur plant near the city of Chennai, India, on Sept 10. 
Electronics

Samsung workers in India ramp up wage protest as strike enters third day

Labor dispute disrupts output at key regional facility for global tech giant

11 September 2024
A man prepares a drink at a tea kadai. Found across India, these stalls attract people not just for their tea and snacks, but also for their role as informal community hubs. (All photos by Meenakshi J)   
Tea Leaves

How life and politics converge in India's tea shops

As gathering places, traditional 'kadai' are focal points for information, gossip and butter cookies

11 September 2024
Kenyan security forces at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi in July. 
Adani Group

Adani Group takeover of Kenyan airport stalled by local court

Workers protest on job loss fears; analysts say conglomerate used to pushback

10 September 2024
Schoolchildren study at a government-run school in Kolkata: A World Bank study found 166 million South Asian students affected by school closures due to climate change since 2022.
Climate Change

Extreme weather forces 166m children to miss school in South Asia

India, Pakistan, Bangladesh affected by school closures, World Bank says

10 September 2024
Signs are growing that the government of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi may be easing up on its controls on inbound Chinese investment.
Asia Insight

India edges warily toward accepting more Chinese investment

Despite security concerns, FDI seen as key to Modi's manufacturing drive

10 September 2024
Tata Electronics CEO Randhir Thakur, left, and Tokyo Electron CEO Toshiki Kawai announce a partnership in India.  (Tata Electronics)
Semiconductors

India's Tata enlists Tokyo Electron in semiconductor push

Tata Electronics to work with Japanese company on skills building

10 September 2024
A woman works in her paddy field in Munger, India. "Women Farmers: Unheard Being Heard" highlights the roadblocks faced by women in agriculture and offers solutions to the challenges. (All photos by Sugandha Munshi except where indicated)
Life

Books: Female farmers in South Asia plow hard fields

Women are widespread in agriculture but struggle to compete, study says

8 September 2024
From left, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, U.S. President Joe Biden, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida prepare to hold a Quad summit in Tokyo in May 2022. (Photo by Uichiro Kasai)
Indo-Pacific

Quad plans Biden-Kishida send-off summit in Delaware on Sept. 21

President to host leaders of Japan, India and Australia in home city

8 September 2024
U.S short seller Hindenburg Research has accused India's market regulator chief Madhabi Puri Buch of conflict-of-interest over ties to conglomerate Adani Group.
Markets

India stock market regulator under fire again after Hindenburg row

Agency blames employee claims of toxic workplace on 'external elements'

6 September 2024
A view of a wafer on display during Foxconn's annual Tech Day in Taipei in October 2022. The Taiwanese tech scene is deeply integrated with the rest of society.
Opinion

Asia can show the West how to integrate tech with societal needs

Taiwan, India and Japan offer lessons on community integrated innovation

6 September 2024
Skyroot Aerospace in 2022 became the first Indian private-sector company to conduct a successful rocket launch. (Skyroot Aerospace)
Startups

India's space ambitions fuel startup fundraising boom

Cost-cutting tech like 3D-printed engines help nation punch above its weight

6 September 2024
A sign outside Navis HR's Bengaluru office advertises job placements in Germany for nurses. (Photo by Eugene Lang)
Work

After Japan trainee program, Indian nurses eye Germany as next step

Higher pay and lower barriers to entry draw former technical interns

5 September 2024
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Sept. 5 in Singapore. (Photo from Modi's X account)
Semiconductors

India signs chip deal with Singapore during Modi visit

Indian PM meets counterpart Lawrence Wong to bolster supply chain

5 September 2024
Employees assemble an electric transformer on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India.
Opinion

India's 'jobs budget' won't create enough formal jobs

Modi's fiscal plan needs to be bolder to address structural challenges of the labor market

5 September 2024
TotalEnergies and Adani Green Energy's joint venture will sell electricity on the Indian wholesale market and through power purchase agreements signed with the government.
Business deals

TotalEnergies deepens ties with India's Adani Green with $444m JV

French oil giant to hold 50% of 1.15 GW of solar electricity installations

4 September 2024
Ratan Tata speaks during an interview with Nikkei in Tokyo in 2017. (Photo by Keiichiro Sato)
Life

For India's Tata Group, the philosophy behind 'sky burial' lights the way

Zoroastrian family's business empire stands out for its philanthropic practices

1 September 2024