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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters, in New Delhi, on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 5, 2026
India’s Modi celebrates ‘record’ win in opposition-held West Bengal
The results should put the Indian prime minister on a stronger footing ahead of a general election in 2029.
Workers construct a prototype of a fast-breeder reactor in Kalpakkam, near the southern Indian city of Chennai, in August 2004.
COMMENTARY / World
May 5, 2026
An Indian nuclear reactor milestone proves doubters wrong
Consider the Japan’s Monju reactor It reached criticality in 1995 and was eventually shut down in 2016. In that entire period, it generated electricity for only a few months.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and ASEAN leaders pose during the 21st ASEAN-India Summit at the National Convention Centre, in Vientiane, Laos, in October 2024.
COMMENTARY / World
May 3, 2026
Asia’s economic diplomacy for tumultuous times
In a volatile multipolar world, countries must drive their own development by balancing global engagement with strong domestic capacity, as shown by Asia’s growth strategies.
Residential buildings in New Delhi. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is seeking to deepen its presence in India’s real estate market, which has attracted global investors.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 29, 2026
MUFG to foray into real estate and expand forex derivatives in India
Japan’s biggest bank is seeking to deepen its presence in the world’s fastest-growing major economy.
A man works inside an agricultural supplies shop in Nashik district, India.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society / ANALYSIS
Apr 24, 2026
India’s digital currency push targets its leaky welfare system
If the program gains traction, the world’s most populous nation ​could in theory become its biggest issuer of a central bank digital currency.
Raju Modiyam, who lost a leg in a land mine explosion, rests in the Lankapalli village of Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, India, on April 1.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 22, 2026
Maoist land mine legacy haunts India
India’s blood-soaked six-decade Maoist insurgency may be over, but a lethal legacy remains.
Tim Cook in Beijing in 2024
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 22, 2026
Apple’s Tim Cook takes on crucial new role: global ambassador
Cook will tread a thin line between Washington and Beijing as the world’s two largest economies vie for supremacy.
Retired police officer Mohammad Aslam, who fled his home at the first sign of escalation during the 2025 India-Pakistan conflict, stands inside his damaged house atop a mountain at the frontier district of Poonch in India's Jammu region.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 20, 2026
Anxiety lingers in divided Kashmir a year after shooting attack
When falling bombs shattered the usual calm of his Kashmir village, Mohammad Rashid set his mind to building a shelter for his family, ready in case fighting erupts again.
India is facing a shrinking return on college education as artificial intelligence, weak manufacturing growth and an oversupply of graduates limit job opportunities and threaten traditional middle-class pathways.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 19, 2026
India, AI and the shrinking premium of college education
As China became the world’s factory in the 21st century, India emerged as its remote office. Both pulled their masses out of poverty by creating new income streams.
The morning commute in Mumbai, with the Altimus tower in the background.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Apr 17, 2026
Mumbai’s skyline is soaring. So is the pressure on housing.
These days, prices for some apartments are on par with parts of New York, and developers are putting in amenities to make analysts and traders feel at home.
The LNG Aquarius liquefied natural gas tanker in the Java Sea, off Indonesia.
BUSINESS
Apr 17, 2026
Iran war pushes Asia to think twice before doubling down on LNG
The near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the serious damage sustained by Qatar’s LNG export plant has sent prices higher and buyers scrambling for alternatives.
A Pronto employee cleans a house in New Delhi
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Apr 15, 2026
In India, $1 housekeepers spark a consumer, worker frenzy despite safety risks
The craze among consumers and workers is tempered by concerns about women’s safety in a country with ⁠high rates of sexual harassment.
Farmers separate wheat grains from husks at a farm on the outskirts of Varanasi, India, on Tuesday.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability
Apr 15, 2026
India’s green fuel plans collide with farmers’ water fears
India, which imports 80% of its oil and gas, has made ethanol central to its clean energy plans and, as war in the Mideast impacts the price and supply of oil, its energy security.
U.S. President Donald Trump signs an order raising tariffs in the Oval Office in Washington in February 2025.
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Apr 14, 2026
Trump, ‘The Art of the Deal’ and the ‘TACO’ myth
The question is not whether Trump “chickens out,” but whether the final outcome leaves him in a stronger position.
An employee at Emerald Packaging operates a machine that prints grocery bags at the company’s facility in Union City, California, on Monday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 9, 2026
From falling U.S. wealth to Indian factory closures, oil shock raises global recession risk
As oil prices surge in the sixth week of the Iran war, businesses across the world are feeling the strain of a widening energy shock.
People stand on the beach in Gujarat, India, near the MT Desert Kite oil tanker carrying Russian oil in the Arabian Sea, on March 11.
BUSINESS
Apr 8, 2026
Whether oil and gas or green tech, India depends on imports
​India imports 80% of its oil and gas, and while it produces some green minerals like copper and graphite, it is dependent on imports for others such as lithium, cobalt and nickel.
Subhabrata Debnath, co-founder of NeuralGarage, an AI startup, shows a demonstration of AI-generated dubbing on his computer at the company's office in Bengaluru last August.
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Apr 4, 2026
AI is rewiring the world’s most prolific film industry
India produces the most movies of any country, but shifting audience habits are squeezing production budgets and studios are responding by tapping AI.
A traveler at the Navi Mumbai Airport in Navi Mumbai, India, on Dec. 25, 2025, when the commercial flight operations started.
BUSINESS
Mar 30, 2026
New $1 billion airport near Delhi to test India’s buildout boom
India’s newest mega airport has already transformed the sleepy town of Jewar, sparking a land rush and big expectations even before the first commercial flight takes off.
Demonstrators take part in the youth-led protests in Kathmandu that toppled Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli in September.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 29, 2026
Nepal after the fires: Can a landslide deliver democratic stability?
Balen’s rise must be understood against this combustible backdrop. His party’s victory is less a conventional mandate than a rejection of the old order.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend a meeting in New Delhi in December last year.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 28, 2026
Trump’s Iran war pushes India to rekindle old friendship with Russia
Sources say India is considering buying crude oil from Russia, which would be in violation of Western sanctions, as fuel prices skyrocket.
Uruguay federation reportedly cancels charter flight after World Cup exit
Uruguay's Jose Maria Gimenez reacts after the team's loss against Spain at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
India’s gig workers pay the price for exposure to New Delhi’s hazardous air
Rohit Kushwaha waits for a customer as he delivers his last parcel of the day, in New Delhi in January. His work as a delivery driver has helped pay the family’s bills, but has had a significant impact on his health.
Yen hits 40-year low against the dollar, breaking ¥162 level
Japan's currency broke ¥162 to the dollar on Tuesday in Tokyo.
Japan falls in gut-wrenching fashion as Brazil strikes late to win World Cup clash
Brazil's Gabriel Martinelli (right) shoots past Japan defenders Shogo Taniguchi (left) and Takehiro Tomiyasu to score in the second half of a match in the round of 32 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Houston on Monday.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
A French ship with close ties to Japan combines arts and sciences on the high seas
Romain Troublé, the executive director of Tara Ocean Foundation, speaks to visitors aboard the Tara during a rare port call in Tokyo in April.
In Kyushu’s far south, Senti.U sparks a culinary destination
Chef Yasuhiko Uchida was born in Saga Prefecture but has made his home in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, since 2012.
‘The colors speak for themselves’: How Japan’s chroma bible went global
“A Dictionary of Color Combinations” is meant to function as a quick-reference guide for artists, designers and anyone with a passing interest in aesthetics as a quantifiable pursuit.

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