Indo-Pacific
Quad will outlast Biden and Kishida, White House official says
President to host leaders at his house, move to institutionalize grouping
Opinion
Hype cannot obscure the Quad's existential crisis
Attention must be refocused squarely on pressing Indo-Pacific challenges
Politics
Sri Lanka's watershed presidential elections: 4 things to know
Economy is top concern as voters face a government with no majority for once
Indo-Pacific
U.S. and India to hold first dialogue on Indian Ocean this fall
'This is the new frontier,' Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell tells Congress
Kashmir turmoil
India's Kashmir holds first assembly election in a decade
BJP, main opposition Congress and regional parties compete for 90 seats
Technology
China's Lenovo to make AI servers at India plant
Electronics maker also plans Indian R&D hub focused on AI servers
Defense
China-Pakistan defense ties threatened by new U.S. sanctions
Fresh measures from Washington target Chinese ballistic missile companies
Afghanistan turmoil
Taliban suspends polio vaccines in Afghanistan, U.N. says
As in Pakistan, failure of campaign to halt debilitating disease continues
Work
Indian police detain 104 Samsung workers after weeklong strike
Staff at key Chennai site demand higher wages, better hours, union recognition
Bangladesh turmoil
Bangladesh eyes 'reset, reform, restart' after U.S. delegation visit
Washington pledges aid as caretaker government pushes toward elections
Finance
Singapore to 'mop up' finance business leaving Hong Kong: report
EIU says Japan and India also to benefit amid Chinese markets' challenges
International relations
U.S. committed to Bangladesh economic growth, to give $202m more in aid
Deal signed after interim government's Yunus appealed $5bn to stabilize economy
Politics
New Delhi chief minister announces resignation after released on bail
Arvind Kejriwal, critic of PM Modi, demands earlier elections in India's capital region
Your Week in Asia
Sri Lanka votes, Midea lists in Hong Kong, BOJ policy meeting
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International relations
China and Maldives sign financial cooperation agreement
Countries to establish framework to support local currency settlement
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Sri Lankans vote after years of economic suffering
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Bangladesh turmoil
Bangladesh pushes 'groundbreaking' reforms after Hasina exit
Overhaul of elections, judiciary and anti-graft agency among changes planned
Opinion
Pakistan needs to learn lessons from failed Iran gas pipeline project
Islamabad should take a more strategic and realistic approach to its energy challenges
Economy
Bangladesh seeks help from FBI, U.N. agency to recover laundered money
An estimated $100bn was siphoned abroad in past 15 years under Hasina regime
Commodities
India to impose up to 30% tariffs on China, Vietnam steel pipe
Tax on imports from the countries to last for the next five years
Politics
Pakistani police arrest 13 opposition leaders of ex-PM Khan's party
Unprecedented swoop due to party breaking public order law, government says
Asia Insight
India edges warily toward accepting more Chinese investment
Despite security concerns, FDI seen as key to Modi's manufacturing drive
Economy
Pakistan struggling to seal $7bn IMF bailout for crisis-hit economy
Subsidies and shortfall in external financing lie at heart of delay, sources say
International relations
Bangladesh calls for faster resettlement process for Rohingya
About 8,000 members of Muslim ethnic minority group have fled Myanmar
Opinion
Pakistan's fragile path to economic stability requires deeper reforms
Moody's upgrade offers optimism as IMF aid arrives, but structural challenges persist