India's cow vigilantes set up roadblocks to catch Muslims and others transporting cattle. Cows are sacred in Hinduism and beef is banned or restricted in many states. 
Society

Hindu mob lynchings stoke fear and anger among India's Muslims

Brutal killings come days after Modi's nationalist BJP clinches third term

26 June 2024
Suntory aims to eventually distill whisky in India. (Photo by Shotaro Mori)
Food & Beverage

Suntory eyes India as production and export hub: CEO

Japanese beverage maker to consider investments in local liquor producers

26 June 2024
Workers assemble photovoltaic modules at the Adani Green Energy plant in Mundra, India, on April 11. 
Adani Group

India's Adani Group to lift capex to $15.6bn in fiscal 2025, CFO says

Ports-to-power conglomerate is betting on nation's booming infrastructure sector

25 June 2024
Kenyan fishers in the Indian Ocean: The Indian Ocean Rim Association's Fisheries Support Unit needs more help to promote sustainable conservation.
Opinion

'Minilaterals' have much work to do in the Indian Ocean region

Quad programs in Southeast Asia and the Pacific show value of approach

25 June 2024
Ola Electric's e-scooter is displayed at the headquarters in Bangalore in 2021. The company is seeking to raise 55 billion rupees in an IPO.
Startups

SoftBank-backed Ola Electric set to become India's first EV listing

Profitability, competition woes cloud offering with investors cool to startups

25 June 2024
Rahul Gandhi, left, and the Indian National Congress party are taking on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling alliance in parliament. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters, AP and Suzu Takahashi)
Asia Insight

India's Congress party vows to fight 'fascist rule' of Modi's BJP

Stronger opposition creates 'ideal situation for democracy' in India, observers say

25 June 2024
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, speaks with Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during her ceremonial reception at the Forecourt of India's Rashtrapati Bhavan Presidential Palace in New Delhi on June 22.
International relations

Bangladesh PM Hasina visits India twice ahead of China trip

Delhi talks yield no progress on river deal that Beijing also wants a part of

24 June 2024
A person holds an image of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi outside the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's headquarters in New Delhi on June 4, the day the results of the general elections were announced. 
Comment

Modi 3.0: Might a 'leapfrogging' strategy lead India astray again?

Policies focused on top tiers have long plagued nation's manufacturing and job market

24 June 2024
A billboard with a picture of Iran's late President Ebrahim Raisi and the country's new presidential candidates is displayed on a street in Tehran.
Your Week in Asia

Iran picks new president, China lawmaking body meets, Vietnam GDP

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

23 June 2024
Haveli Dharampura, a grand home built in Old Delhi 1887, was converted into a luxury boutique hotel that hosts music and dance performances. (Courtesy of Haveli Dharampura)
Life

India's historic cities catch up on urban renewal trends

Old warehouses, mills become new art and culture hubs as restoration renaissance takes hold

23 June 2024
Prem Kumar Nair, CEO of IHH Healthcare, speaks during an interview with Nikkei Asia in Singapore. (Photo by Tsubasa Suruga)
Health Care

Malaysian hospital group IHH weighs entry into Indonesia, Vietnam

CEO Nair says 'the time is right' due to middle-class demand, regulatory reform

21 June 2024
Construction of a Lion factory began at the Bangladesh Special Economic Zone in May. (Sumitomo Corp.)
Business trends

Bangladesh attracts more global factories, from Japan's Lion to Godiva

Manufacturers drawn to cheap labor and growing market in effort to diversify

21 June 2024
Millions have been granted Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) status, which lets foreign nationals born in the country live and work there visa-free.  
Politics

India immigration crackdown sparks fear among outspoken diaspora

Modi government accused of clamping down on visa-free entry for critics

19 June 2024
A family member pays respects during the funeral of a Kuwait fire victim, in the Pathanamthitta district of the Indian state of Kerala on June 15. Rampant unemployment in their home country has chased millions of Indians abroad.
Politics

India calls for stronger protections for its overseas workers

Kuwait fire that killed 45 Indians highlights migrants' harsh living conditions

17 June 2024
An MTC facility in India. The company gathers and processes scrap metal, which is sold to steel manufacturers. (Photo obtained by Nikkei)
Business deals

Mitsui to acquire more than 20% stake in India steel recycler MTC

Japanese trading house aims to tap growing market amid decarbonization push

16 June 2024
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is welcomed by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the G7 summit at a resort in southern Italy on June 14.
International relations

Narendra Modi flashes his 'multi-alignment' diplomacy at G7 summit

In first overseas trip since electoral setback, Indian PM skips Ukraine meeting

15 June 2024
These days, most Israeli travelers to the Maldives are young surfers. With its foreign reserves falling, the archipelago is relying more than ever on its tourism sector.
International relations

Maldives weighs ban of Israeli passports but fears for tourism sector

Public anger in the Muslim-majority nation pressures government to act

15 June 2024
The service center will refurbish components of Komatsu's continuous miners used for coal extraction. (Komatsu)
Companies

Komatsu to refurbish coal mining equipment in India

Service center in Nagpur to tap country's growing energy demand

15 June 2024
A scene from "All We Imagine as Light." (Festival de Cannes)
Arts

India's Cannes prizewinner finds inspiration in female friendships

Payal Kapadia's 'All We Imagine as Light' tale of 3 health care workers wins Grand Prix

14 June 2024
World Diabetes Day in Kolkata in 2014: 101 million Indians are living with diabetes and another 136 million have elevated blood sugar levels that could put them on the path to diabetes.
Opinion

Obesity has become too big a problem for India to ignore

Government must acknowledge public health issue extracting a growing toll

14 June 2024
The Indian Army's Punjab Regiment. India has historically shunned collective defense arrangements, but that might be changing, according to a think tank report.
Indo-Pacific

India can be part of Quad collective defense, university report says

Xi's vision for China is incompatible with New Delhi, according to ex-Indian naval officer

14 June 2024
Representatives from Japanese companies view a model of a Tata Group semiconductor fab under construction in Gujarat, India. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)
Semiconductors

India attracts chipmaking equipment companies as China alternative

Tokyo Electron, Disco, Applied Materials, KLA to attend New Delhi Semicon

14 June 2024
Pakistan's Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb presents the government's proposed budget to the National Assembly in Islamabad, on June 12. (Pakistan Finance Ministry Press Service via AP)
Economy

Pakistan floats international travel ban for tax dodgers

Ambitious $67bn budget in line with IMF demands, experts say

13 June 2024
Narendra Modi outside the presidential palace in New Delhi on June 7: The Indian prime minister faces the prospect of bearing a new mantle of responsibility.
Opinion

Changed world will complicate Modi's third-term agenda

Global instability poses threat to drive to create 'new India'

13 June 2024
Rahul Gandhi, a senior leader of India's main opposition Congress party, escorts his mother, Sonia Gandhi, at a press briefing in New Delhi on June 4.
India elections

India's Gandhi wins 'rebirth' after shock election comeback

Scion of political dynasty leads embattled Congress party to best showing in years

12 June 2024