Putin awards India's Modi with the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia on July 9.
Opinion

West must stop trying to pull India into the liberal democracy camp

U.S. and allies would be better served trying to prevent New Delhi siding with China

20 August 2024
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the G7 leaders' summit in Japan's Hiroshima in 2023. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan/Handout via Reuters)
Ukraine war

India PM Modi to visit Ukraine for first time since start of Russia conflict

Trip to war-torn nation follows July meeting with Putin in Moscow

19 August 2024
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, left, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Source photos by Reuters)
International relations

Malaysia's Anwar focuses on BRICS and trade in first India trip

Strong semiconductor partnership possible between the two countries, analysts say

19 August 2024
President Ranil Wickremesinghe gestures as he arrives at the Election Commission on Aug.15 in Colombo to submit his nomination papers for the upcoming presidential election.
Politics

Sri Lankan election shines light on president's legacy and links

Wickremesinghe stabilized economy but ties to Rajapaksa clan could hurt

19 August 2024
Doctors march along a street during a protest condemning the rape and murder of a trainee medic at a government-run hospital, in Kolkata on Aug. 17.
Crime

India doctors stay off job after strike over colleague's rape and murder

Medical association urges PM Modi to intervene to ensure hospital staff

18 August 2024
Vietnam's new leader To Lam, a former police officer, was appointed Communist Party general secretary in August. 
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18 August 2024
A general view of Mes Aynak valley is seen some 40 kilometers (25 miles) southwest of Kabul, Afghanistan.
Commodities

Taliban and Chinese partner restart copper project, reigniting worries

Pollution of nearby area, destruction of relics feared in Mes Aynak development

18 August 2024
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus will head Bangladesh's interim government after longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country amid a mass uprising that left at least 400 people dead.
18 August 2024
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris describes herself as an "Auntie" in her social media profiles, adopting an honorific used among Black and South Asian supporters.
U.S. elections 2024

Kamala Harris courts votes of high-income Indian Americans

Indian American population grew 55% over decade into influential group

17 August 2024
Demand for LNG is growing in Asia as countries work to curb greenhouse gas emissions while keeping up with surging energy demand. (Photo by Konosuke Urata)
Energy

LNG shipments shift to India, Southeast Asia as European demand sags

Extreme heat, lower prices and decarbonization push drive regional uptick

17 August 2024
An Indian security member stands guard on a Srinagar street in the Jammu and Kashmir region ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha on June 16.
Kashmir turmoil

India to hold Kashmir polls next month, 5 years after ending autonomy

Vote in Muslim-majority region to meet deadline ordered by Supreme Court

16 August 2024
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Photos

Through the lens: Eye on Asia for the third week of August

A selection of striking photos from across Asia

16 August 2024
Medical students hold posters in protest over the rape and murder of a young female doctor inside a hospital in Kolkata, India.
Society

India protests swell over rape-murder of female doctor

Doctors, nurses and paramedics walk out in call for safer working conditions

16 August 2024
India's Narendra Modi speaks with then-Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in New Delhi on June 22. Hasina was later ousted and fled to India.
Bangladesh turmoil

Bangladesh eyes ex-PM Hasina's extradition from India

Murder and kidnapping cases filed against deposed leader in local courts

16 August 2024
Disco is a major supplier of equipment used in back-end chipmaking processes, such as wafer dicers. (Photo obtained by Nikkei)
Semiconductors

Japan chip equipment maker Disco to open India sales base

Manufacturer taps semiconductor companies moving into emerging industry hub

16 August 2024
Japan's antennas will help Indian naval vessels rapidly detect drones and missiles.
Defense

Japan to export naval antennas to India for Indo-Pacific deterrence

Tokyo to announce deal at upcoming two-plus-two ministerial meeting

16 August 2024
A woman walks past a banner of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on a road in Thulasendrapuram. Some of the politician's maternal family hails from the southern Indian village.
U.S. elections 2024

Indian town celebrates 'daughter' Kamala Harris with billboard, prayers

U.S. vice-president's run for top job in Washington has India media buzzing

15 August 2024
Taliban patrol as a burqa-clad woman walks on a street in Kabul on Oct. 3, 2021. The militant group has enforced strict dress codes since retaking power three years ago.
Afghanistan turmoil

Taliban dress code tightens cord around Afghan women, and men

Western apparel makers forced to adapt after group's return three years ago

15 August 2024
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus at Charles de Gaulle Airport near Paris on Aug. 7. The microcredit pioneer was asked to lead a caretaker government in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh turmoil

Nobel winner Yunus picking up 'mess' left by ousted Bangladesh PM

Microcredit pioneer in charge after nemesis Sheikh Hasina flees

14 August 2024
Afghans at a protest in Delhi in September 2021 deface a picture of Faiz Hameed, then the head of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency.
Politics

Pakistan arrests former spymaster in unprecedented legal case

Faiz Hameed faces court martial in trial seen as warning to jailed PM Imran Khan

13 August 2024
France's TotalEnergies sold its stake in a network of 800 fueling stations in Pakistan.
Business trends

TotalEnergies' Pakistan exit stirs company exodus fears

French energy major latest Western multinational to quit crisis-hit Asian nation

13 August 2024
Bangladeshi President Mohammed Shahabuddin, center, swears in Muhammad Yunus, right, in Dhaka on Aug. 8: The interim government is a diverse, nonpartisan team of activists, academics and retired officials. 
Asia Insight

Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus carries hopes of economic change

Optimists look toward post-protest recovery from trade and business disruptions

13 August 2024
India's Bharti Enterprises plans to buy a 24.5% stake in Britain's BT.
Technology

India's Bharti Enterprises to become largest BT shareholder

Conglomerate to buy 24.5% stake from telecom and media company Altice

12 August 2024
Journalists cover a May 25 protest near Srinagar staged by the former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir during Indian elections.
Kashmir turmoil

India's volatile Kashmir feels sting of media crackdown

Dozens of journalists targeted for countering government line, critics say

12 August 2024
India's Nita Ambani attends the inauguration of the Indian House at the 2024 Olympics on July 27. India is among the hopefuls already jockeying to host the 2036 Games.
Sports

Asian cities and nations make their case to host the 2036 Olympics

India, Indonesia, Istanbul, Qatar and others are already touting their strengths

12 August 2024