Your Week in Asia
Modi-Putin meeting, Summit for Democracy, China WTO anniversary
Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events
Economy
Afghanistan turmoil
Afghanistan food crisis prods India, Pakistan to cooperate on aid
Archrivals close to arranging emergency transport of 50,000 tons of Indian wheat
Economy
India's GDP expands 8.4% in July-Sept. as COVID recedes
Vaccine rollout and eased restrictions aid recovery but omicron looms
Opinion
Narendra Modi should stop using COVID to protect Indian airlines
Current approach is a throwback to the old command and control mentality
International relations
India, Israel aim to boost ties through defense tech and trade
Two sides are resuming long-stalled talks on free trade agreement
Opinion
Tapping strategic oil reserves will never tame OPEC and its allies
Crude producers should nonetheless refrain from punishing buyer countries
Opinion
To remake Air India, Tata Group should revive carrier's luxury past
How new owners can turn around the troubled airline it founded in the 1930s
Politics
Japan PM confirms oil reserve sales in reply to U.S. request
Auctions for less than 1% of nation's stockpile may be held by year-end
Opinion
Why the BRICs nations have not turned the world upside down
Grouping was never ready for today's crop of leaders
Opinion
Modi's retrograde move to spike farm laws will set back reform
Decoding the politics behind government's surprise decision
Coronavirus
India to reopen for tourists Monday as it eases COVID restrictions
Good news for the hospitality sector comes as infections fall, vaccination picks up
Opinion
Why the world should applaud Narendra Modi's 2070 net-zero target
Good reasons why India needs more time than other large greenhouse gas emitters
Opinion
We need conversations at COP26, not lectures
How to balance energy needs with the task of combating climate change
Opinion
Passport stigma traps poor country citizens at home
Developing world travelers face hurdles that rich nation never have to face
The Nikkei View
India must abandon protectionism to unleash growth
Throwing up barriers to foreign investment won't help boost GDP per capita
Economy
Indian economy charges past prepandemic level
Global chip and energy shortages threaten lasting comeback
Economy
India's Modi unveils $1.3tn infrastructure plan 'for next 25 years'
Project aims to set long-term direction, but funding source is unclear
Economy
IMF lowers China's growth outlook to 8.0%, global average to 5.9%
Supply bottlenecks hobble pandemic recovery; fund grows worried about inflation
Automobiles
Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai tighten grip on India as U.S. rivals exit
EVs offer rare chance to disrupt dominance of the 2 market leaders
Opinion
Global investors should start paying attention to India's rise
Equities are not the only thing primed for liftoff