Trade
Sri Lanka's vital EU trade privileges hang in the balance
Dark human rights record could nix tax-free status in largest export market
Economy
COVID vaccines
India gears up to export vaccines as Quad summit approaches
Nation adds burden as it rushes to fully inoculate all its adults by December
Indo-Pacific
Quad leaders to call for securing chip supply chain
Japan, India, Australia and U.S. leaders to link advanced tech with human rights
Opinion
Modi needs emergency powers to rebuild India's health system
Devastation wrought by COVID provides unique opportunity for reform
Afghanistan turmoil
Aid for Taliban-led Afghanistan poses dilemma for West
Economic paralysis since takeover seen plunging 97% into poverty
Politics
Bangladesh tightens grip on Facebook, Twitter and other platforms
Next salvo would compel social media players to hand over user details
Opinion
Throttling oil and gas to protect the climate will backfire
Environmental agenda cannot ignore energy supply security
Afghanistan turmoil
Political uncertainty clouds China Inc.'s Afghanistan ambitions
India pulls back but Turkish players keen to remain in country under Taliban
Politics
Sri Lanka's food emergency heightens fears of militarization
Critics accuse President Rajapaksa of endangering country's democracy
Afghanistan turmoil
Jobs and smartphones: Taliban adapt to new era to woo Afghan youth
Women confront tightening vise and fear ban on employment
Opinion
Green hydrogen can fuel the low-carbon world of the future
Collective political leadership can make it happen
Climate Change
Climate change casts shadow on Bhutan with glacial lakes at risk
Danger looms in the mountains as ice melt threatens to flood land downstream
Opinion
COVID-19's devastating impact on Indian women
When wage laborers were laid off, female workers bore the brunt of the job losses
Opinion
Asia's post-pandemic priorities must include education for girls
Governments need to plan now to reignite progress made before pre-COVID-19
Afghanistan turmoil
Taliban poised to debut new Afghan government in days
Islamic group gestures toward inclusiveness in search of international support
Afghanistan turmoil
Afghanistan's vast narcotics trade likely to continue under Taliban
With opium a major employer, ban could impoverish farmers and destabilize nation
Afghanistan turmoil
In Kandahar, Taliban leader Akhundzada prepares new government
Economic woes deepen in Afghanistan as group seeks legitimacy abroad
Economy
India's GDP expands 20.1% in April-June from low base
Analysts say faster recovery for whole year linked to COVID vaccination pace
Your Week in Asia
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Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events
Opinion
Climate change blame game turns against Asia
Prospect of global agreement on carbon seems vanishingly small
