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The Reserve Bank of India headquarters in Mumba on April 8
BUSINESS / Economy
May 14, 2026
War turmoil saps Asian reserves with Philippines and India hit most
The slide in reserves adds to evidence that Asia has been one of the biggest losers from the Middle East conflict due to its reliance on energy imports.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets members of the Indian contingent of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon in the Israeli coastal city of Haifa in July 2017. The country’s military modernization may be undermined by politically selected generals.
COMMENTARY / World
May 14, 2026
Is Modi ‘coup-proofing’ India’s military?
India’s effort to modernize and integrate its military through the chief of defense staff position is increasingly being undermined by politically controlled appointments.
India’s PM Narendra Modi waves to supporters at BJP headquarters in New Delhi on May 4, the same day he declared victory in West Bengal, a state his party had never ruled.
COMMENTARY
May 13, 2026
Modi’s India is looking like a one-party state
Such a blatant abrogation of individual voting rights is a first in the Indian republic’s 76-year history.
A worker harvests salt at the Little Rann of Kutch region of Gujarat, India, on April 29.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
May 13, 2026
No trees, no fans: surviving extreme heat in India’s salt pans
Up to 50,000 workers in the western state of Gujarat spend eight months a year in the remote salt pans without electricity or healthcare, relying on a tanker to deliver water.
A Toyota dealership in New Delhi. Toyota plans to start production at its fourth factory in India in 2029.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 12, 2026
Toyota plans fourth factory in India after sales grew 21.3% in fiscal 2025
The company said Monday that it intends to begin production at the new plant, in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, in the first half of 2029.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets supporters at the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters as it won the Assam state assembly election and was on course to win West Bengal, in New Delhi on May 4.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 11, 2026
Resurgent Modi paves way to keep power in India well beyond 2030
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeing success with a playbook aimed at restoring his party’s majority, positioning himself to become India’s longest-serving leader.
An aerial view of Mumbai, often called India’s financial capital. Corporate India is sitting on cash instead of investing.
COMMENTARY / World
May 11, 2026
Why Indian companies don’t want to invest in India
The government is right to be worried. Afterall, if companies don’t invest, the economy won’t expand.
People share a parasol in Ginza district during high temperatures in Tokyo in 2025. El Nino is forecast to bring drier conditions and hotter weather later this year.
ENVIRONMENT
May 8, 2026
Asia heat waves spell double trouble for economies hit by oil shock
El Nino could bring higher temperatures and dry weather to countries from India to New Zealand, driving up food costs.
A worker unloads harvested sugarcane to a sugar mill in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India. Ethanol, made from crops such as sugarcane, rice and maize, is central to India's plan to cut costly oil imports and reduce planet-heating emissions from transport.
BUSINESS
May 6, 2026
Oil price rises bolster India’s ethanol push despite drawbacks
Ethanol, made from crops such as sugarcane, rice and maize, is central to India’s plan to cut costly oil imports and reduce planet-heating emissions from transport.
Loaded trucks on a road in India. The country's state-dominated refining sector has kept fuel prices steady despite surging crude costs.
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
May 5, 2026
Asia absorbs rising, uneven cost of energy crisis caused by war on Iran
The disruption has spurred the Asian Development Bank to cut its growth forecast for developing Asia and the Pacific to 4.7% this year, down from 5.1% previously.
The New York/New Jersey FIFA World Cup 2026 logo is revealed during the kickoff event in Times Square in New York in May 2023.
BUSINESS
May 5, 2026
FIFA may lose fifth of World Cup streaming reach as India and China deals stall
The lack of a confirmed broadcast agreement with India or China is unusual at this stage.
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.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese scientists identify neural mechanism that may explain why we dislike people
The aggressive mouse (left) used in the experiment and a mouse defending itself
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Japan’s largest exhibition of women photographers rights a wrong in cultural history
Miwa Yanagi’s “Elevator Girl House” series skewers the superficiality of gender roles through staged images.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.

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