Politics

The IMF expects global gross domestic product to expand 3.6% in 2022, down from the 4.4% predicted in January -- before Russia invaded Ukraine and before lockdowns in China. (Source photos by Reuters) 
Economy

IMF cuts emerging Asia growth estimate on war, COVID lockdowns

Warns of 'significant slowdown' in global economic expansion

19 April 2022
Narendra Modi, right, and Scott Morrison, upper left, hold a virtual signing ceremony on April 2: India is slowly emerging from its protectionist cocoon. (Handout photo from India's Press Information Bureau)
Opinion

India and Australia's winning deal on trade will boost the Quad

Canberra and New Delhi finally move beyond cricket, curry and the Commonwealth

18 April 2022
Girls walk to school through New Delhi's severe smog in November 2021.
Environment

India's toxic air: How pollution and politics put millions at risk

Experts urge action after New Delhi is ranked smoggiest capital again

18 April 2022
Plastic bags of fentanyl are displayed by U.S. Customs at Chicago's O'Hare airport in 2017.
Trade

India's role in illicit synthetic drug trade draws closer scrutiny

Reports shed light on how cartels rely on supplies from across Asia

17 April 2022
This tailoring shop in Karauli, Rajasthan, was looted and gutted by fire. (Photo by Meer Faisal)
Politics

India violence leaves trail of burned Muslim homes, shops

Islamic scholar complains of properties being 'selectively razed'

16 April 2022
U.S. President Joe Biden holds virtual talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 11, with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken also taking part.
International relations

Biden to Modi: Importing more Russian oil not in India's interest

U.S. president says he hopes for Quad summit in Japan around May 24

12 April 2022
A man waits near closed meat shops in a Delhi market. (Photo by Najmus Saqib)
Politics

Delhi Muslims forced to go meatless amid clash of festivals

Orders to close butcher shops for Navratri seen as discriminatory during Ramadan

10 April 2022
A container ship off Mumbai. The India-Australia deal is expected to almost double bilateral annual trade in the next five years.
Indo-Pacific

India-Australia trade pact pushes back against 'panda in the room'

Long-stalled deal came together as Quad partners aim to cut dependence on China

10 April 2022
Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his family have become the focus of public anger over the country's worsening economic crisis. (Nikkei montage/Reuters/EPA/Jiji)
Politics

Sri Lanka rages against the Rajapaksas: 5 things to know

President 'Terminator' hangs on as protests evoke last days of Suharto

7 April 2022
T. S. Tirumurti, India's Ambassador to the United Nations, addresses the U.N. Security Council in New York on Tuesday.
International relations

India's hazy Ukraine stance lures suitors from West, Russia, China

Ministers and officials seek to bring New Delhi to their side on the war

6 April 2022
Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at an election rally in Abohar, India, on Feb. 17. An economic powerhouse, India’s actions have a ripple effect that reverberates across the globe.
The Nikkei View

Heavyweight India can help end Ukraine's humanitarian crisis

Traditional ties with Russia are understandable, but Moscow has crossed the line

6 April 2022
Huge crowd at Juhu Beach after the removal of all restrictions from the pandemic in Mumbai on Apr. 3: the mood of the public seems to be largely upbeat.
Opinion

Narendra Modi's COVID triumph has India ready for liftoff

After two difficult years, the South Asian giant has found its stride again

6 April 2022
U.S. President Joe Biden hosts, from left, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and then-Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga at a Quad summit in September 2021. (Photo courtesy of the White House) 
Indo-Pacific

Quad must keep India on board, former Japanese PM Suga says

Protecting 4-way partnership is crucial for 'free and open Indo-Pacific'

3 April 2022
Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, ahead of their meeting in New Delhi on April 1.
International relations

Russia's Lavrov lauds India for not taking sides on Ukraine

Visiting New Delhi, Kremlin's top diplomat sees 'progress' in talks with Kyiv

1 April 2022
A Philippine Navy band welcomes the arrival of a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force ship for a two-day goodwill visit in 2018.
Indo-Pacific

Japan aims to hold '2-plus-2' talks with Philippines, India in April

Meeting with foreign and defense ministers from Manila would be first for Tokyo

31 March 2022
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for closer collaboration between member states, particularly in view of the turmoil in Europe.
International relations

Modi seeks greater regional cooperation amid Russia-Ukraine war

Stability of world order in question, says Indian PM at BIMSTEC summit

30 March 2022
Nayara Energy owns India's second-largest single-location refinery, as well as a power generation business, all-weather port and 6,500 retail outlets.
Ukraine war

Russian-owned Indian refinery faces funding squeeze

Nayara Energy debt rating under review as sanctions hit major shareholder Rosneft

29 March 2022
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Indian foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar meet before a Quad gathering in Australia during February.
International relations

U.S. to hold '2-plus-2' talks with India, targeting Russia ties

Exclusive: New Delhi seeks sanctions waiver for arms deal with Moscow

29 March 2022
Chinese troops dismantling their bunkers in Ladakh along the India-China border in February 2021: what stands out is the speed and scale with which China is redrawing facts on the ground without firing a shot. (Handout photo from the Indian Army)
Opinion

China continues its territorial advances in Asia

Strategy relies on a steady progression of actions to outmaneuver rival states

29 March 2022
Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar, right, and Chinese counterpart Wang Yi greet the media before their meeting in New Delhi on Friday.
International relations

China reaches out to India, but progress on border tensions slow

Foreign minister Wang visits counterpart Jaishankar in New Delhi

25 March 2022
Joe Biden listens as Narendra Modi speaks during a Quad nations meeting at the White House in September 2021: it is a safe bet that Biden and Modi are envisioning very different world orders.
Opinion

Ukraine war gives developing economies a chance to dislodge U.S.

Joe Biden is unlikely to get the new world he is hoping for

25 March 2022
A large display shows the results of a vote during a special session of the U.N. General Assembly on Russia's invasion of Ukraine on March 24.
Ukraine war

U.N. General Assembly blames Russia for Ukraine humanitarian crisis

China and India among 38 abstentions in overwhelming 140-5 vote

25 March 2022
Ahead of the Life Insurance Corporation of India's initial public offering on the Bombay Stock Exchange and other leading exchanges, its market share stood at 61.4% in February, as against 64% in the financial year that ended in March 2021. (Source photos by Reuters) 
IPO

Indian state-run insurer loses share ahead of IPO, country's biggest

Timeline for LIC's listing still unclear amid volatile market led by Ukraine war

23 March 2022
A poster in support of Russia, stuck by a right-wing group, is seen in New Delhi in early March. India is the only Quad member that has not condemned Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
International relations

India says Australia 'understands' Ukraine stance as war tests Quad

Modi, loath to condemn Russia, and Morrison agree to keep Indo-Pacific in focus

21 March 2022
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida is expected to pledge support for Indian infrastructure development during his visit on March 19.
Indo-Pacific

Japan to offer India $42bn in investments during Kishida's visit

Funding target to exceed amount nation pledged during Abe's 2014 trip

19 March 2022