Summer Olympics Aug 5, 2021
Why India struggles to win Olympic gold
by Hannah Beech and Shalini Venugopal
The government has overhauled an athletic system that was once underfunded and corrupt, but the pressure to perform weighs on competitors.
Asia Pacific Aug 4, 2021
China and India agree to pull back troops near site of deadly clash
by Sudhi Ranjan Sen
Soldiers will move away from the vicinity of the area where at least 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers were killed in June 2020.
Asia Pacific Aug 3, 2021
India, U.S., Japan and Australia to hold joint naval exercise
The planned Malabar exercise will be held in the western Pacific and is aimed at keeping China in check amid the Asian power's increasing assertiveness in regional waters.
World | FOCUS Aug 3, 2021
With time slipping away, prospects of a climate deal at COP26 are waning
With less than three months before climate talks in Glasgow, diplomats are struggling to pull global climate policy back from the brink of disaster.
Asia Pacific Aug 2, 2021
Forecaster who predicted India’s COVID-19 peak sees new wave coming
by Bhuma Shrivastava and Malavika Kaur Makol
Experts are concerned about complacency setting in as people resume social and business activity in the face of waning infections.
Commentary / World Aug 2, 2021
Xi opens a Pandora's box with antagonism of India
by Brahma Chellaney
Chinese aggression and the breaching of border agreements has made the rise of a more antagonistic and militarily stronger India a certainty.
Asia Pacific Jul 29, 2021
'No safety nets': Debts weigh on grieving Indian families
by Roli Srivastava and Anuradha Nagaraj
Tens of thousands of Indians are facing the triple burden of bereavement, joblessness and debt after a brutal second wave of COVID-19.
Business / Economy Jul 28, 2021
IMF cuts Japan's growth forecast to 2.8% in 2021 as COVID-19 spreads again
by Miya Tanaka
Japan was the only country among the Group of Seven industrialized nations that faced a downgrade in the fund's latest World Economic Outlook report.
Asia Pacific Jul 26, 2021
India faces deluge of disasters on the front line of climate change
In the first seven months of this year alone, the nation has experienced two cyclones, a deadly glacier collapse, a sweltering heatwave and killer floods.
Asia Pacific / Politics Jul 24, 2021
Top U.S. diplomat to visit India with vaccines and China in focus
On the agenda will be COVID-19, Indo-Pacific engagement and Afghanistan's future after the U.S. troop pullout.
Asia Pacific Jul 22, 2021
The 25-meter high tower is meant to filter air over a 1 square kilometer radius around the swanky shops and cafes in Connaught Place.
Asia Pacific Jul 22, 2021
COVID-19 may have claimed as many as 5 million lives in India
The numbers, derived from research and local authority data, range from three to 10 times the official count, hinting that the true cost of its outbreak has been massively underreported.