How overt religiosity became cool in India
“Next month I’m planning to spend a couple of weeks in London.” It is commonplace for such declarations to be made in Delhi’s...
The trouble with ancient Indians
A BABY BORN on the same day as the Indian republic—January 26th 1950, when the constitution went into effect—probably would n...
Only Asia can help America counter China’s shipbuilding prowess
AT THE Ulsan shipyard on the south-eastern coast of South Korea, vessels are assembled like Lego. Hulking cranes stack huge b...
Singapore’s leader of the opposition is convicted of lying
On February 17th Pritam Singh, the leader of Singapore’s opposition, was convicted of “wilfully” lying twice to a privileges ...
The US-Russia dogfight to sell India fighter jets
As one of Asia’s biggest air and defence shows, Aero India always generates a buzz in the arms trade, not to mention the skie...
India’s other, little-known infrastructure revolution
THE NEW road runs 1.85km (1.14 miles) to Khaira, a village of around 1,000 people in central India that seems straight out of...
New Zealand and the Cook Islands fall out over China
IN THE strategic contest under way in the Pacific, a familiar pattern has emerged. China signs an agreement with an island na...
South-East Asian producers are being hammered by Chinese imports
In Bangkok, Thailand’s capital, a shopkeeper hawking trendy clothes made in Vietnam and Bangladesh complains that business ha...
Can Indonesia make its Top Gun dreams a reality?
Indonesia’s navy chief dropped a bombshell when he stopped to speak to reporters ahead of a meeting with his top brass earlie...
Is MAGA great for India?
When Narendra Modi walks into the White House this week, he will do so as the prime minister of the world’s fifth-largest eco...