Interview
India's Mahindra plans $1.4bn EV buildup, CEO says, as it chases Tata
EVs to make up 20% to 30% of Mahindra's sales volume, Anish Shah says
Consumer
Japan's Daiso aims for 200 stores in India and more local sourcing
Hundred-yen store operator expects to have 50 Indian outlets by early 2027
Business deals
Disney and Reliance win approval for $8.5bn India merger
Reliance-Disney merger will challenge giants like Sony, Netflix and Amazon
Adani Group
Indian billionaire Adani and family to further sell group shares
Adani Group's total market valuation recovers from Hindenburg row
Tea Leaves
You can learn a lot from a country's supermarkets
Sri Lanka's economic crises and farming decline have driven up prices, led to shortages
Bangladesh turmoil
Stateless Rohingya put faith in Bangladesh leader Yunus
Refugees hope head of caretaker government resolves stalled repatriation efforts
Terrorism
More than 70 dead after militant attacks in Pakistan's Balochistan
Ethnic insurgents seek secession of resource-rich Balochistan
Politics
India's Modi government pulls key policies, bills after backlash
Weakened BJP withdraws recruitment ad, controversial draft broadcast law
Opinion
U.N. must focus on improving lives of suffering Afghans
Dialogue may persuade Taliban to accept goals within its hard-line ideology
Myanmar Crisis
Rohingya demand end to violence on 7th anniversary of flight from Myanmar
1m-plus in squalid Bangladesh camps have little prospect of returning home
Your Week in Asia
Indonesia-U.S. maneuvers, BHP earnings, Indian economy data
Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events
Society
Bangladeshi women in garment industry held back by knowledge gap
'Magic bullet' of education seen as key to opening up managerial opportunities
Comment
The downfall of Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh's 'Iron Lady'
Daughter of country's independence hero became an authoritarian ruler
Ukraine war
Modi meets with Zelenskyy in Ukraine weeks after Putin hug
India leader says both sides should sit down together to resolve crisis
Markets
Anil Ambani banned from Indian securities market for 5 years
Securities and Exchange Board of India also imposes $3m fine
Transportation
Pakistan delays China-funded airport opening over security fears
Critics say $246m 'vanity' project risks turning into a white elephant
Photos
Through the lens: Eye on Asia for the fourth week of August
A selection of striking photos from across Asia
Politics
Taliban ban women from uncovering their faces or singing in public
Step is part of 'vice and virtue' laws published this week by Afghanistan's rulers
Business Spotlight
Indian billionaires Adani and Birla wage 'cement war'
Expansion by rivals could spur price cuts in world's second-biggest market
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Opinion
Want to unlock AI productivity? Then don't forget the employee experience
Companies need to rethink how they lead and engage their workers
Indo-Pacific
Indo-Pacific nations embrace U.N. exercises to fight maritime crime
China provocations contribute to growing interest in boosting security
Finance
Japan's MUFG Bank to invest additional $330m in India's DMI Finance
Financial group builds on 2023 stake as partnership progresses
Trade
India surpasses China to become Russia's top oil buyer in July
Russian crude makes up a record 44% of India's overall imports
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Interview
Japan calls for 'integrated joint exercise' with India
Defense Minister Kihara seeks tighter military relations between two nations
Opinion
Rash of departing Asian PMs shows how parochial politics stifles economies
Region's leaders need to draw lessons from departures in Japan, Thailand and Bangladesh