A transformer production line near Ahmedabad: India cannot offset China's demographic decline in terms of cheap, abundant and able workers.
Opinion

India will never be all the West wants it to be

Country cannot fill in for China as production base or market

3 June 2024
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to supporters during election campaigning in Kolkata on May 28.
India elections

Indian stocks surge on exit polls suggesting Modi victory

Results unlikely to affect currency; analysts split over foreign investor flows

3 June 2024
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India elections

In Pictures: World's largest democratic election in India

Indian effort involved 44 days and seven phases for nearly 1 billion eligible voters

3 June 2024
A damaged bus at the scene of a suicide bomb attack that killed five Chinese nationals in Pakistan on March 26.  
Terrorism

Pakistan beefing up security after deadly attacks on Chinese workers

Islamabad under pressure to ease Beijing's concerns amid future investment fears

3 June 2024
Demand for data usage in India is booming due to increasing consumption of payments, e-commerce and other digital services.
Technology

India outpacing Asian rivals in data center capacity, report says

Major investments by Amazon and Reliance drive lead over Japan and Singapore

3 June 2024
IndiGo debuted in 2006 and now offers more than 2,000 flights a day.
Transportation

Japan Airlines lands codeshare deal with India's IndiGo

First flights with top Indian carrier to start in October

3 June 2024
Chinese students gathered in Beijing's Tiananmen square on May 4, 1989, despite official warnings against entering the area.
Your Week in Asia

Tiananmen 35th anniversary, India election results, Samsung strike

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

2 June 2024
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to supporters during a rally in New Delhi.
India elections

Modi's ruling coalition to secure third term in India, exit polls show

Voting ends in world's largest democracy, with official results to be released Tuesday

2 June 2024
Sanjula Jaipuria, a 30-year resident of Varanasi, said Varanasi has become safer under the Modi government. (Photo by Satoshi Iwaki)
India elections

Modi's constituency votes in final phase of India polls

Ballot count slated for June 4 in world's largest vote, spanning six weeks

1 June 2024
Shopkeepers at a wholesale market in Kolkata. India's economic growth beat the 6.7% rise predicted by 54 economist for the January-March period.
Economy

India GDP grows 7.8% in Jan.-March, as manufacturing recovers

Performance beats expectations, but private investment and consumption still weak

31 May 2024
Rohingya refugees try to balance on a capsized boat in the waters off West Aceh, Indonesia, on March 21.
Editor-in-Chief’s Picks

Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: Nowhere to go

Shin Nakayama shares his weekly reflections and recommendations

31 May 2024
The Reserve Bank of India maintains one of the smallest balance sheets among its peers.
Opinion

India's central bank must be revamped for the economy's sake

RBI should be regionalized and support corporate bond market

30 May 2024
Up to 60,000 people in India are killed by snakebites each year.
Environment

India's snake rescue apps save lives, but education still needed

Kerala sets example with tech that helps rescuers remove reptiles, treat victims

30 May 2024
 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf supporters demonstrate in Karachi on March 2 against alleged vote rigging.
Opinion

Pakistani political parties have much to learn from Turkey's AKP

Ability to resist military interference depends on mass mobilization

29 May 2024
Indian fans arrive at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad to watch the 2023 final of the Cricket World Cup.
India elections

India's Modi taps power of cricket on campaign trail

Wildly popular sport has featured in prime minister's bid for third term

29 May 2024
Laborers work at a construction site in Ahmedabad, India: Infra.Market, an Indian construction materials company, hopes to cash in as the country expands its infrastructure budget.
DealStreetAsia

Indian construction unicorn raises $50m from MUFG-backed fund

Company looks to grab slice of country's growing infrastructure budget

29 May 2024
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The Big Story

Myanmar's Rohingya refugees signal despair and hope in overcrowded camp

Almost a million trapped by civil war amid xenophobia, donor fatigue in Bangladesh

29 May 2024
Adani is expanding its businesses in airports, roads and data centers among others.
Adani Group

India's Adani to raise $3.5bn, as it expands emerging businesses

Conglomerate makes aggressive move a year after Hindenburg allegations

28 May 2024
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaks to journalists on Jan. 8 after winning her fourth term in power. The elections were marred by violence and arrests of opposition leaders.
International relations

Renewed U.S. outreach to Bangladesh signals strategic shift in region

U.S. diplomat Lu prioritizes economic partnership to counter China's influence

28 May 2024
The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis transits the South China Sea at sunset, on February 25, 2019. Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Southeast Asian leaders would be better served largely ignoring China's competing claims to most of the South China Sea, rather than taking a confrontational approach.
Asia Insight

Leading Asia in an age of tension: Premiers urged to skirt U.S.-China duel

Anwar, Srettha, Mahathir weigh in on Myanmar, Taiwan and more at Future of Asia forum

28 May 2024
"Nepal is one of the best places to do bug bounty," said ethical hacker Ananda Dhakal in Kathmandu, due to sufficient connectivity and a low cost of living.
Technology

Demand for emerging nation 'bug bounty hunters' grows in rich countries

One Nepalese works for Pentagon and Google, earned average annual income with one hunt

27 May 2024
First-time voter Rinchen, 23, shows her inked finger outside a unique polling station in India's remote Warshi village, home to just one family and five eligible voters, on May 20.
Your Week in Asia

India election wraps up, East Asia powers meet, HK national security verdict

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

26 May 2024
A cargo vessel at the port in Chabahar, Iran, during an inauguration ceremony for the first export convoy to India via Iran in February 2019.
26 May 2024
Pizza 4P's founders Yosuke Masuko (left) and Sanae Takasugi sit down at their Pizza 4P's branch in Tokyo. The former IT workers take a data-driven approach to making food for the soul. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Business trends

How a Japanese couple's idea of oneness spread pizza across Vietnam

Former IT workers' chain expands to Cambodia, India and their home country

25 May 2024
Asian holidaymakers are increasingly seeking out destinations that offer cooler temperatures and a special brand of exoticism. (All photos by Kalpana Sunder) 
Life

Asian travelers seek 'coolcations' to beat heat

Indians lead the way as region's vacationers feel impact of climate change

25 May 2024