Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in New Delhi on July 4.

The road ahead for Modi and India

Nation of 1.5bn people faces enormous challenges over the next decade

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A poultry farm is disinfected in Mihara, Japan: Most infectious human diseases originate in animals. (Kyodo via Reuters)
Neena Joshi

Comprehensive approach can limit spread of animal diseases in Asia

Holistic, community-based strategies important for reaching grassroots level

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Neena Joshi
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Shanghai Cooperation Organization defense ministers meet in Astana in April: China is increasingly in the driver's seat of the group. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

India is losing interest in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization

Given differences in aims and objectives, membership provides little benefit

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The landing of Google's Atlantic sub-marine cable, Dunant, in Saint-Hilaire de Riez, western France, in 2020. (Photo by AP)
SHIN NAKAYAMA

Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: The great subsea cable game

Shin Nakayama shares his weekly reflections and recommendations

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SHIN NAKAYAMA
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Opponents of South Korea's capital gains tax argue that the stock market is in no position to withstand the potential negative consequences, given the uncertain economic climate.
Hun Park

Now is not the time for South Korea to tax stock trading profits

Capital gains levy should be delayed until broader reform plan is ready

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Hun Park
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China's Wuhan Supercomputing Center: In the near term, Asian data centers are likely to rely mostly on gas-fueled power. (FeatureChina via AP Images)
Mayank Maheshwari

Asia is going to need a lot more power to support spread of AI

Clean power projects a key pillar for enabling data center growth

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Mayank Maheshwari
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 U.S. Steel shareholders have already approved the sale of the company to Nippon Steel, but the transaction is on hold while government agencies reviews the deal.
Nobuko Kobayashi and Kyle Lawless

Nippon Steel deal shows Japan Inc. has to rethink overseas M&A

Sociopolitical factors must be key considerations in investment decision-making

Nobuko Kobayashi and Kyle Lawless
Some observers are expecting major policy measures to be unveiled when the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee holds its next plenum in July. (Pool via Reuters)
Ling Li

China's communist leaders are preparing a story to tell

Upcoming party plenum could shed light on disappearance of senior ministers

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Ling Li
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meet in Pyongyang on June 19. (Pool via Reuters)
Nikkei Editorial

International community must prepare for threat of Russia-North Korea 'alliance'

New autocratic partnership part of strategy to overturn global order

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A hydrogen fueling station in Fukushima prefecture: Japan was the first country to develop a comprehensive national plan to utilize the gas as an energy source.
Shinichi Kihara

Japan is leading the way in realizing hydrogen's energy potential

New innovations support role of the gas in climate change fight

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Shinichi Kihara
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Kenyan fishers in the Indian Ocean: The Indian Ocean Rim Association's Fisheries Support Unit needs more help to promote sustainable conservation.
Bharat Sharma

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

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

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Bharat Sharma
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An organic food store in Taipei: Modern consumers in Asia are increasingly aware of the role diet plays in good health.
Matt Kovac

Asia needs more collaboration to make food and drinks healthier

Barriers to reformulation can inadvertently limit access to innovative products

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Matt Kovac
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The June 17 faceoff between the China Coast Guard and Philippine Navy forces on a supply mission to Second Thomas Shoal. (Handout via AFP)

China's spilling of Filipino blood shows more U.S. support needed

Mutual defense treaty could be applied to 'gray zone' tactics in South China Sea

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Shareholders of Japan's megabanks are to vote on proposals demanding that directors' competency to manage climate-related risks and opportunities be assessed.
Will van de Pol

Global investors want more climate action from Japan's megabanks

Borrowers' transition plans must be assessed to manage risk

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Will van de Pol
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Students at Universiti Teknologi Mara in Shah Alam in 2008: Students recently donned black to protest a proposal to allow ethnic Chinese and Indians temporary entry.
Saleena Saleem

Malaysia has to find its way to a middle ground on racial privilege

Absolute bar to minority students at UiTM ultimately impacts all citizens

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Saleena Saleem
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LGBTQ rights advocates wave Pride flags in Bangkok to celebrate the Thai parliament's passing of a marriage equality bill on June 18. (Photo by Shinya Sawai)
SHIN NAKAYAMA

Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: Thailand's marriage equality milestone

Shin Nakayama shares his weekly reflections and recommendations

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SHIN NAKAYAMA
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Beishan public park in Jilin where four instructors from Iowa's Cornell College were attacked with a knife on June 10. (CNS Photos via AP)
Benjamin Qiu

Attack on Americans highlights China's coverup culture

Instinct to suppress information only contributes to mistrust

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Benjamin Qiu
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A checkpoint manned by independence supporters in Noumea on May 24: The situation in New Caledonia remains unsettled. (Sipa via AP Images)
Stephanie Lawson

Pacific powers must strike careful balance in New Caledonia

Support for reconstruction needs to be attentive to Kanak sensitivities

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Stephanie Lawson
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A C919 lands at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport on June 14: The COMAC model has been safely used for thousands of flights by Chinese airlines since May 2023. (VCG via AP)
Yihan Wang

Steady C919 flights show China's potential to reshape jet market

COMAC focused on meeting domestic demand rather than tackling Western barriers

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Yihan Wang
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Taiwanese troops on a combat readiness drill at a base in Taitung in January:. The island on its own will never be able to survive a full-scale Chinese invasion.
Masahiro Matsumura

Taiwan must resolve its defense approach for help to be effective

Island's identity politics holds back shift away from traditional posture

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Masahiro Matsumura
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Images of Iran's six approved presidential candidates loom over a Tehran street on June 17: 80 people applied to run in the election. (WANA via Reuters)
Vali Kaleji

Iran election outcome could bring foreign policy shift

Outlook for nuclear talks to be affected by voters' choice of president

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Vali Kaleji
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Group of Seven leaders meet in Borgo Egnazia, Italy, on June 13. They are tasked with addressing interconnected global crises.
Nikkei Editorial

G7 must stay united in addressing interconnected crises

How to enlist Global South's help in maintaining global order remains uncertain

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Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda on June 14 in Tokyo: His suggestion that the central bank may tighten policy in July does not seem credible.

Bank of Japan can't be taken seriously without more than talk

Central bank may already have missed chance to normalize policy

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EVs to be loaded for exported in Yantai, China in March: Prospects for European companies producing EVs on the continent are grim. (FeatureChina via AP Images)
Stephen Olson

Managed trade isn't good but is best way forward for China and EU

Planned EV tariffs could set off tit-for-tat retaliation that would hurt both sides

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Stephen Olson
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A zero-carbon McDonald's restaurant in Beijing: Diners can pedal bikes to generate the power to charge their phones. (VCG via AP)
Patrick Winter

Asia should not yield opportunity to lead on climate disclosure

Regulators are pushing ahead with new rules but some companies are wavering

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Patrick Winter
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