Women activists demand that India's popular reality show "Bigg Boss" be taken off the air due to the inclusion of polygamists as contestants. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Society

Popular Indian reality show kicks up a polygamy storm

Younger generations' open-mindedness shakes conservative society

13 July 2024
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Electric vehicles

In Pictures: India's EV market gaining momentum

Electric two- and three-wheelers also catching on

13 July 2024
Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, delivers a speech before a confidence vote at the parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal, July 12.
Politics

Nepal poised for new leadership after PM Dahal loses confidence vote

Oli seen heading 14th government since monarchy was abolished in 2008

13 July 2024
Supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), gather during a protest demanding free and fair results of the elections in Karachi on Feb. 11.
Politics

Pakistan court nixes governing coalition's absolute majority

Supreme court ruling gives Imran Khan's opposition PTI blocking power

12 July 2024
A man walks past a coal siding rail track near the railway station in Barabani, West Bengal, India, on April 24. (Photo by Valeria Mongelli)
Editor-in-Chief’s Picks

Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: India's climate crisis

Shin Nakayama shares his weekly reflections and recommendations

12 July 2024
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal addresses supporters on June 2.
Society

Indian opposition leader Kejriwal gets interim bail in graft case

Fierce critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi will stay in jail due to another case

12 July 2024
Technicians stand beside an oil rig at the plant in Gujarat, India. India's role is increasing as the biggest driver of global oil demand growth.
Opinion

India must forge reliable crystal ball to forecast its oil demand

As global projections diverge, New Delhi has to rely on local expertise

12 July 2024
Tata Consultancy Services' consolidated revenue rose 5.4%.
Companies

India's TCS beats first quarter revenue estimates

Large deals help consolidated revenue rise to $7.5bn

11 July 2024
An aerial view shows residential and commercial buildings in Kolkata, India. The global population, currently around 7.6 billion, is projected by the United Nations to surge to 11.2 billion by 2100.
Opinion

Is the world ready to house 10 billion people?

World Population Day highlights urgent need for sustainable solutions as numbers balloon

11 July 2024
Breaking down coal at a yard in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Nov. 23, 2021. Climate change, worsening heat waves and parched dams are cutting India's hydroelectricity production and leading to the encroachment of coal mining projects on rural communities.
The Big Story

India's climate crisis: New coal mining spreads as heat waves drain hydro dams

Remote communities desperate to protect nature take up bows and arrows to scare off mine officials

10 July 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin awards Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called at the Kremlin in Moscow on July 9.
International relations

India PM Modi tells Putin in Moscow 'peace is of utmost importance'

Ukraine's Zelenskyy rips visit as 'devastating blow to peace efforts'

10 July 2024
Singapore's Temasek Holdings and other global investors are growing cautious over China. (Photo by Keiichiro Asahara)
Finance

Temasek's China strategy to focus on companies with big domestic demand

Market pressure weighs on Singaporean investor despite rebound to 1.6% return

9 July 2024
A commuter walks past the building of India's Ministry of Finance during dusk in New Delhi, India. The current economic climate is not only providing India with fodder for growth, but it is also a recipe for disaster.
Opinion

Warning signs are flashing over India's financial excesses

Risk-taking could inflate bubbles in the nation's economy.

9 July 2024
Representatives of Japanese hotels talk with prospective Indonesian workers at a job fair in Jakarta on July 2. (Photo by Nana Shibata)
Japan immigration

In Indonesia and India, labor-starved Japanese hotels scout talent

Job fairs also planned in Vietnam, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Nepal as tourism booms

9 July 2024
India is forecast to account for 20% of growth in global food consumption over the next decade as its economy and population grow.
Agriculture

India to drive food demand as China's appetite wanes: report

Reducing waste is critical as climate risks grow, says U.N. agency and OECD

9 July 2024
Technicians work on solar panels installed on the roof of a house in Karachi on June 8. Solar panels, mostly from China, are spreading across Pakistan as residents seek solutions to outages and hefty bills.
Asia Insight

Pakistan's rooftop solar boom shines spotlight on power crisis

Blackouts, soaring electricity bills spur urban, rural residents to install own panels

9 July 2024
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in September 2022 on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's summit in Uzbekistan.
International relations

Modi travels to Moscow for first time since Ukraine war

Visit shows 'resilience' of India-Russia ties amid global uncertainty, observers say

8 July 2024
Samsung Electronics workers hold a rally in Hwaseong, south of Seoul, on April 17 to demand better working conditions. (Photo by Kim Jaewon)
Your Week in Asia

Modi meets Putin, Samsung faces strike, Philippines-Japan '2-plus-2'

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

7 July 2024
Filipino guard Dwight Ramos, right, played in the Japan Professional Basketball League's  Asia Rising Star game. The league is working to expand its fan base in the region. (© B.League)
Sports

Japan basketball league shoots for fans in Philippines and rest of Asia

Taiwan chipmaker TSMC's plant offers opportunity for Kumamoto team

6 July 2024
The entrance to the Bombay Stock Exchange in Mumbai. Over 100 companies have raised around $4.6 billion via Indian IPOs this year.
IPO

Bain-backed Emcure Pharma's $234m India IPO draws $11bn in bids

Company strong in women's health draws subscriptions nearly 68 times offer amount

5 July 2024
Keir Starmer, leader of Britain's Labour party, addresses his supporters at a reception to celebrate his win in the election, at Tate Modern, in London, Britain, July 5, 2024
Politics

U.K.'s new Labour government is set to re-engage with EU and China

Keir Starmer's party will eye an India free trade pact as a quick win

5 July 2024
Quick-delivery providers are mounting a challenge to local shops' long-standing dominance of India's $590 billion grocery market. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Getty Images and AFP/Jiji)
Business Spotlight

India's fast-delivery apps take bite out of mom-and-pop stores

Long-dominant local grocers struggle to compete with orders at doorstep in minutes

5 July 2024
Russian state-owned conglomerate Rostec will make in India armor-piercing rounds for battle tanks.
Defense

Russian armor-piercing tank rounds to be made in India, Rostec says

State-owned weapons producer also plans to make gunpowder in the country

4 July 2024
Russia's President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi in December 2021.
International relations

India's Modi to meet Putin in Russia on July 8-9, Kremlin says

Leaders expected to discuss bilateral, global and regional issues

4 July 2024
Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar meets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Astana on July 4. (Jaishankar's official X account)
International relations

India and China discuss border standoff dragging on since 2020

Jaishankar, Wang meet in first high-level contact between two sides in Modi's third term

4 July 2024