The G7 summit was held in Italy in June. We are now observing the onset of a less-Western dominated world.
Opinion

The West is no longer the center of global affairs

As populism rises and emerging nations assert themselves, G-7 dominance fades

25 July 2024
A Dhaka shopowner surveys burnt tyres outside his premises following a clash on July 23.
Society

Bangladesh protests cause thousands of Indians to flee

India anxious about spillover effect of unrest as evacuations get underway

25 July 2024
Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli is a veteran that has held the office three times before.
International relations

Nepal poised for closer ties with China under new prime minister

Returning PM Oli may bolster economic and military cooperation with Beijing

24 July 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris could become the first Asian American president.
U.S. elections 2024

Will Kamala Harris' Indian roots play a part in her Asia policy?

Vice president has earned criticism from China, but rarely focuses on her heritage

23 July 2024
India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holds up a folder with the Government of India's logo as she leaves her office to present the union budget in the parliament in New Delhi on July 23.
Economy

Modi government focuses on job creation in post-election budget

Bonanza for states under Indian allies as new administration needs their support

23 July 2024
Laborers work at a construction site on a hot summer day in Noida, India. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says investments on infrastructure are creating jobs.
Economy

India's Modi boasts record job creation amid opposition's attack

Employment growth rate provisionally doubled to 6% in last fiscal year, RBI says

22 July 2024
Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the government's full annual budget on July 23. It is expected to focus heavily on welfare programs and infrastructure.
Your Week in Asia

India budget, ASEAN foreign ministers meetings, SK Hynix earnings

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

21 July 2024
Donald Trump looks on during Day 2 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on July 16.
Opinion

Trump shooting shows hyperpartisanship putting democracy in crisis

Polarization stokes incendiary rhetoric despite risk of breeding extremism and violence

19 July 2024
Signals suggest that policymakers in the administration of Prime Minister Narendra Modi will continue to work on boosting private investment.
Opinion

India's path to prosperity is through growth, not redistribution

Why supply-side reforms and private investment are key to nation's economic future

16 July 2024
Supporters of the Dalai Lama await the Tibetan spiritual leader's arrival outside a New York hotel on June 23. Tensions between China and the U.S. over Tibet have flared after President Joe Biden signed new legislation on the issue.
Politics

China's Tibet policy under brighter spotlight after U.S. law, U.N. review

Beijing rejects West's rights recommendations as Dalai Lama turns 89

16 July 2024
Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, delivers a speech before a confidence vote at the parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal, July 12.
Politics

Nepal poised for new leadership after PM Dahal loses confidence vote

Oli seen heading 14th government since monarchy was abolished in 2008

13 July 2024
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal addresses supporters on June 2.
Society

Indian opposition leader Kejriwal gets interim bail in graft case

Fierce critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi will stay in jail due to another case

12 July 2024
An aerial view shows residential and commercial buildings in Kolkata, India. The global population, currently around 7.6 billion, is projected by the United Nations to surge to 11.2 billion by 2100.
Opinion

Is the world ready to house 10 billion people?

World Population Day highlights urgent need for sustainable solutions as numbers balloon

11 July 2024
Breaking down coal at a yard in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Nov. 23, 2021. Climate change, worsening heat waves and parched dams are cutting India's hydroelectricity production and leading to the encroachment of coal mining projects on rural communities.
The Big Story

India's climate crisis: New coal mining spreads as heat waves drain hydro dams

Remote communities desperate to protect nature take up bows and arrows to scare off mine officials

10 July 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin awards Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called at the Kremlin in Moscow on July 9.
International relations

India PM Modi tells Putin in Moscow 'peace is of utmost importance'

Ukraine's Zelenskyy rips visit as 'devastating blow to peace efforts'

10 July 2024
A commuter walks past the building of India's Ministry of Finance during dusk in New Delhi, India. The current economic climate is not only providing India with fodder for growth, but it is also a recipe for disaster.
Opinion

Warning signs are flashing over India's financial excesses

Risk-taking could inflate bubbles in the nation's economy.

9 July 2024
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in September 2022 on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's summit in Uzbekistan.
International relations

Modi travels to Moscow for first time since Ukraine war

Visit shows 'resilience' of India-Russia ties amid global uncertainty, observers say

8 July 2024
Samsung Electronics workers hold a rally in Hwaseong, south of Seoul, on April 17 to demand better working conditions. (Photo by Kim Jaewon)
Your Week in Asia

Modi meets Putin, Samsung faces strike, Philippines-Japan '2-plus-2'

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

7 July 2024
Keir Starmer, leader of Britain's Labour party, addresses his supporters at a reception to celebrate his win in the election, at Tate Modern, in London, Britain, July 5, 2024
Politics

U.K.'s new Labour government is set to re-engage with EU and China

Keir Starmer's party will eye an India free trade pact as a quick win

5 July 2024
Russian state-owned conglomerate Rostec will make in India armor-piercing rounds for battle tanks.
Defense

Russian armor-piercing tank rounds to be made in India, Rostec says

State-owned weapons producer also plans to make gunpowder in the country

4 July 2024
Russia's President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi in December 2021.
International relations

India's Modi to meet Putin in Russia on July 8-9, Kremlin says

Leaders expected to discuss bilateral, global and regional issues

4 July 2024
Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar meets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Astana on July 4. (Jaishankar's official X account)
International relations

India and China discuss border standoff dragging on since 2020

Jaishankar, Wang meet in first high-level contact between two sides in Modi's third term

4 July 2024
Relatives carry the body of a man on a stretcher outside a hospital in India's Hathras district on July 2 after a stampede at a religious gathering.
Society

At least 116 killed in stampede at Hindu religious event in India

Overcrowding as people left may have played a part, official says

3 July 2024
A jail in New Delhi. India has overhauled 150-year-old criminal laws.
Politics

India enforces new criminal laws despite opposition seeking delay

Reforms replacing British-era legislation promise tech-aided swift justice

1 July 2024
Supporters of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi wear masks at a March campaign rally in Meerut, India. Modi's party used AI to translate and stream campaign speeches into multiple local languages.
Artificial intelligence

From Indonesia to India to U.S., AI creeps into elections

Avatars and interpreters help candidates connect with voters, but deepfakes pose risk

1 July 2024