Politics: News & Insights

Interview

Greek PM slams Turkey for 'sitting on the fence' over Ukraine war

Mitsotakis aims to tap Japan, India for investment after 'turning page' on debt

31 January 2023

Fishing on the Brahmaputra River in India's state of Assam: The river, also known as the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet and Siang in Arunachal Pradesh, is one of Asia's largest.

Politics

India's hydroelectric dam duel with China sparks local resistance

Proposed 10-GW project in Himalayan state expected to submerge two towns

31 January 2023

Workers build a flyover in Kolkata: Some economists expect India's upcoming budget to include higher capital outlays to benefit employment-generating sectors like construction.

Economy

India budget expected to mix populism, prudence before 2024 polls

Modi government to unveil package Wednesday, laying groundwork for next 25 years

30 January 2023

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo in Bali, Indonesia, on Nov. 16, 2022. Modi is managing "to amplify the voice" of India.

Comment

Why India as new superpower could spell trouble for the West

World's largest democracy drifts away from ideal as its power grows

29 January 2023

A crumbling home in Joshimath on Jan. 13: Land subsidence is displacing families as well as raising potential security implications in the Indian town.

Natural disasters

India's 'sinking' sacred town near China border faces dark future

Critics say ill-advised development compounds Joshimath's geological risks

28 January 2023

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, shakes hands with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi before the start of their meeting in New Delhi on Jan. 25.

International relations

India and Egypt to promote trade and investment, fight terrorism

Modi, el-Sissi concerned by disruptions to food supplies and other resources

26 January 2023

China and India are both planning to invest in the development and modernization of Bangladesh's Mongla port. (Port photo courtesy of Mongla Port Authority website)

International relations

Archrivals China, India move in to fund same Bangladesh port

Officials insist powers 'will not collide'; others warn of contest for influence

24 January 2023

Laborers carry sacks of flour in the main market of Colombo in November. Sri Lanka is seeking to finalize a $2.9 billion bailout from the IMF.

Sri Lanka crisis

IMF confirms India assurances on Sri Lanka debt needed for bailout

Fund 'engaged' with other creditors for similar pledge as all eyes turn to China

24 January 2023

People walk past stores selling consumer goods in an alley in Dharavi, Mumbai. Asia's biggest slum has been earmarked for redevelopment against the wishes of many locals.

Asia Insight

Mumbai slum residents stand up against Adani's redevelopment plan

Contract to overhaul Asia's biggest slum bagged by subsidiary of conglomerate

17 January 2023

From left: U.S. President Joe Biden, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The power of developing countries that do not fully join the West or East camps is growing. (Nikkei montage/Getty Images/Reuters)

International relations

Collective power of developing nations creating multipolar world

Will this emerging bloc ease global tensions or deepen existing animosities?

16 January 2023

U.S. President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi chat ahead of a working session during the G-20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia, on Nov. 15, 2022.

Indo-Pacific

India will be focus of U.S. diplomacy in 2023: Kurt Campbell

White House coordinator envisions network of partnerships in the Indo-Pacific

14 January 2023

Narendra Modi greets Fumio Kishida in New Delhi in March 2022: Economic and financial governance and health are critical areas for collaboration.

Opinion

Together, Japan and India can bridge rift between G-7 and G-20

Strong ties should help to overcome differences stemming from Ukraine

13 January 2023

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, at the opening session of the Voice of Global South Summit 2023 on Jan. 12. The summit is to ensure that concerns of developing countries are not ignored by the G-20 industrial nations. (Photo courtesy of Prime Minister's Office of India)

International relations

India hosts online summit to amplify voice of Global South

PM Modi says developing nations should have 'equivalent' say on world stage

13 January 2023

Indian Air Force personnel prepare for drills in front of Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets on Jan. 10 at Hyakuri Air Base in Ibaraki, Japan.

Indo-Pacific

India, Japan boost defense ties with 1st joint fighter jet drills

Allies to go beyond naval, ground forces exercises as China flexes muscles

12 January 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi discussed the proposed trade corridor in July 2022.

International relations

Russia and Iran eye trade route with India to bypass sanctions

Project, two decades in the making, would bypass Europe as tensions mount

11 January 2023

Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar in Vienna on Jan. 2. He recently spoke with Nikkei about India's diplomatic approach, which he said covers "a range of interests and a range of partners."

Interview

Jaishankar explains 'India way' of diplomacy, from Quad to Ukraine

Foreign minister insists disagreement isn't a reason to stop cooperation

9 January 2023

Officials seal Electronic Voting Machines at a polling station during India's general election in 2019. The Election Commission plans to use modified EVMs to let citizens cast votes away from their home constituencies.

Politics

India readies remote voting to reach disenfranchised millions

Effort to bring internal migrants into democratic fold raises legal, tech worries

8 January 2023

China's President Xi Jinping and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2018: Amid calls for New Delhi to reduce trade with its neighbor and rival, experts say decoupling "is easier said than done."

International relations

India-China border clash spotlights New Delhi's trade conundrum

Calls grow for less reliance on neighbor but decoupling 'easier said than done'

5 January 2023

The Maldives' then President Abdulla Yameen attends a meeting in Beijing in 2017. He brought the strategically located Indian Ocean nation closer to China, while his successor has adopted a pro-India approach.

Politics

Conviction of Maldives' pro-China Yameen overshadows election

Ex-president and current candidate's corruption appeal has high geopolitical stakes

5 January 2023

Nepal's newly elected Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, is pictured as he takes office in Kathmandu on Dec. 26.

Politics

Nepal's new PM faces ever trickier China-U.S.-India high wire act

Dahal likely to cozy up to Beijing as Himalayan nation's woes deepen, experts say

4 January 2023

From currencies to climate change, Nikkei Asia readers have predicted what 2023 has in store for Asia.

The Big Story

Your predictions for Asia in 2023

Taiwan, Twitter and tanks: We asked our readers what's on the cards this year for geopolitics, business and more

4 January 2023

Narendra Modi in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Sept. 16: The strength of India is its independent diplomacy.

Opinion

2023 outlook: India will mark its rise by showing leadership

U.S. and China will face new tripolar world amid demographic shifts

2 January 2023

Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, preparing to inherit a long list of domestic and international challenges, attends a news conference in Brasilia on Dec. 9.

Politics

What Lula's return in Brazil means for Asia

Champion of BRICS and Global South faces new risks and opportunities

30 December 2022

Police officers are seen outside a Marion Biotech office in Noida, India, on Dec. 29. Uzbekistan says 18 children died after consuming the company's cough syrup.

Pharmaceuticals

India probes cough syrup linked to Uzbekistan child deaths

Allegations echo Gambia scandal, casting new doubts on 'pharmacy of the world'

29 December 2022

Rohingya refugees on a navy vessel headed to the Bangladeshi island of Bhasan Char in 2020.

Myanmar Crisis

At least 180 Rohingya feared dead: U.N. refugee agency

'Unseaworthy' boat that left Bangladesh has likely sunk, UNHCR says

26 December 2022