Politics

A government worker collects census data in Lahore on March 1: Pakistan's latest census has been dogged by accusations of deliberate undercounting of people in some parts of the country.
Politics

Pakistan census sparks accusations of manipulation

Election delay, Balochistan province's missing 7 million raise questions

11 August 2023
Signs promoting September's G20 summit can be seen everywhere in New Delhi. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
G20 Summit

India seeks to solidify global power status as G20 chair

Rice export ban a sore topic as New Delhi works to revive Black Sea grain deal

11 August 2023
The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Samidare, left, and helicopter carrier JS Izumo dock side-by-side in Vietnam in June during an Indo-Pacific deployment.  
Indo-Pacific

Japan destroyer tests Sri Lanka shipyard with eye on future use

Ship conducts first overseas maintenance, stops at Malacca Strait choke point

11 August 2023
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi 
Politics

India's Modi says 'sun of peace' will soon rise in Manipur

PM charges opposition with playing politics over deadly clashes in the remote state

11 August 2023
Strong economic growth has boosted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's confidence in securing a third term.
Politics

India's Modi angles for third term with drastic action on inflation

Buoyed by economy, PM takes aim at potential political risk with rice export ban

10 August 2023
Pakistan's outgoing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses parliament in Islamabad on Aug. 9, before the legislature and his cabinet were dissolved.
Politics

Pakistan parliament dissolved as PM Sharif makes way for caretaker

Outgoing government earns mixed reviews; election outlook murky

10 August 2023
Rahul Gandhi, a senior leader of India's main opposition Congress party, arrives at Parliament in New Delhi on Aug. 7 after his reinstatement as a lawmaker.
Politics

Gandhi accuses Modi's party of 'murdering India' in Manipur

Reinstated opposition leader kicks up storm in parliament over ethnic conflict

9 August 2023
India's government and central bank are said to have expressed concerns about Chinese stakes held in Paytm, a pioneer in digital payments in India.
Companies

Founder of India's Paytm to buy back shares from Ant Group

Sharma slashes exposure to Chinese capital as New Delhi and Beijing clash

9 August 2023
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a visit to France in July: By moving a no-confidence motion against him, the opposition aims to put him on the spot over months of violence in Manipur.
Politics

Modi no-confidence debate begins over India's Manipur violence

Opposition parties seek to corner government ahead of 2024 elections

8 August 2023
Some Bollywood insiders and opposition critics say more films are promoting the agenda of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. But an Information Ministry official said the BJP simply wants to "inculcate good cultural and social values through movies."
Asia Insight

Bollywood becomes political battleground as India's election looms

Some filmmakers find amplifying Modi government's message is good for business

8 August 2023
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in Lahore on March 17: Pakistani police arrested him, his lawyer said, on Aug. 5.
Politics

Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan handed 3-year sentence in gifts case

Popular former leader arrested as his party vows to go to Supreme Court

5 August 2023
A cheetah is seen before being flown from South Africa to India in February under an agreement between the two governments to introduce the African cats to the South Asian country.
Environment

India races to 'rectify' cheetah project after ninth cat dies

Alarming numbers mar reintroduction effort championed by Modi

5 August 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in St. Petersburg on June 17. (TASS/Kyodo)
Comment

Will anti-Westernism sweep Global South?

Resentment against former colonial powers still festers in some emerging nations

5 August 2023
Indian National Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrives at party headquarters in New Delhi, as Congress cruised to victory in the Karnataka election in May.
Politics

India Supreme Court stays Gandhi conviction in Modi surname case

Ruling brings relief to opposition leader ahead of 2024 election

4 August 2023
A rally for Pakistan's armed forces in May: A general election is due by November, but it is unclear whether it will be held on time.
Politics

Pakistan election timing up in air as signals hint at delay

Census, terrorism could keep caretaker setup in place past November deadline

4 August 2023
An Indian farmer carries rice saplings in her field. India banned exports of non-basmati white rice on July 20.
Commodities

Rice prices hit 11-year high as Indian export ban fuels supply fears

Once-stable rice joins expensive wheat in growing risk of 'agflation' and hunger

4 August 2023
Burned vehicles are pictured following clashes between Hindus and Muslims in the Nuh district of India's Haryana on Aug. 1.
Politics

Indian business hub Gurugram tense after Hindu-Muslim clashes

At least seven people killed and over 100 arrested

2 August 2023
The Russian-made Kudankulam nuclear power plant operates in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
International relations

India's dependence on Russia for nuclear power raises U.S. concerns

Modi-Biden meeting highlighted Washington's aim to cut New Delhi's ties with Moscow

2 August 2023
Washington-Beijing tensions and COVID-induced uncertainty are driving Apple out of China and into India, where it hopes to move a significant chunk of its iPhone supply chain. 
The Big Story

Inside Apple's India dream

Tech giant aims to move at least 20% of iPhone production to India as it accelerates away from China

2 August 2023
Crew members check the deck of a ship delivering Russian crude oil to Pakistan at the port of Karachi in June.
Economy

Pakistan lines up Saudi-backed refinery as it eyes more Russian oil

$10bn project in Gwadar draws skepticism but some experts see long game

1 August 2023
Supporters of Imran Khan protest in May: Young people have been at the core of the demonstrations over the fate of the former prime minister.
Opinion

Pakistan elite must make way for country's youth

Political parties and economy have to be opened up to new generation

31 July 2023
Bangladeshi police confront opposition protesters blocking a highway into Dhaka on July 29.
Politics

Bangladesh election tensions rise as protests erupt, economy dims

Nation at crossroads between democracy and 'closed autocracy,' expert says

31 July 2023
A Chinese ship anchored at Gwadar in 2017: The port city, still a work in progress, is the heart of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
Belt and Road

Pakistan hails Belt and Road wins 'prematurely' as polls loom

10th anniversary hype over China projects draws doubts from experts, workers

29 July 2023
The main port in Colombo in June 2023: Sri Lanka's former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa abruptly canceled two multimillion-dollar projects backed by Tokyo.
International relations

Sri Lanka, Maldives see Japan wade into Indian Ocean contest

Foreign Minister Hayashi's visits to key nations show 'alternative' to China

28 July 2023
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Asia's Age of Hydropolitics

Vietnam's Mekong Delta is sinking, but innovations offer hope

From lotus farms to 'floating rice,' farmers get creative in face of China dams, climate change

28 July 2023