Business deals
India's Reliance buys REC Solar for $771m from Chinese owner
Conglomerate plans to invest $10.1bn in clean energy over three years
India
Retail
India's first 7-Eleven store opens in deal with Reliance Industries
Mumbai location debuts after franchise agreement with Future Group falls through
Opinion
Narendra Modi falls victim to India's never-ending image problem
How better PR can bring New Delhi and Washington closer together
Transportation
Air India flies back to Tata Group after 7 decades
Conglomerate wins bid to buy troubled government airline it founded in 1930s
Opinion
Global investors should start paying attention to India's rise
Equities are not the only thing primed for liftoff
DealStreetAsia
India's Rebel Foods hits valuation of $1.4bn after fundraising
Cloud kitchen startup becomes 31st unicorn in India this year
Life
Mumbai's 'dabbawalas' go digital to beat COVID-19
Indian lunchbox deliverers are fast adopting technology to stay in business
Retail
Reliance Retail readies to open 1st 7-Eleven store in India
Iconic brand seen challenging local 'kirana' and other small businesses
International relations
Sri Lanka walks India-China tightrope with port deal
Adani Group to build Colombo terminal in $700m agreement
Environment
Indonesia, India below average in plastics management ranking
Japan comes second but Asia lags behind despite producing half world's plastics
Energy
India nears widespread power crunch on coal shortage
Rising prices of fossil fuel leave most plants with only 3-day stockpile
Economy
Thailand and Indonesia growth dips below forecasts: survey
U.S. monetary policy and Chinese economy pose uncertainties
DealStreetAsia
Indian B2B startup OfBusiness hits $3bn valuation
SoftBank Vision Fund and Tiger Global back e-commerce platform operator
IPO
SoftBank-backed Oyo files for $1.1bn India IPO
Vision Fund to cut stake after hotel startup reveals 69% fall in revenue
Retail
Flipkart-Amazon rivalry heats up Indian e-shopping season
Online retailers eye $9bn pie as COVID eases with net buying still popular
Startups
Indian e-commerce startup Meesho doubles valuation to $4.9bn
Company to focus on scaling business before going public, CEO says
Afghanistan turmoil
Foreign militant numbers rise in Kashmir for first time in 2 years
Fears over possible attacks grow following Taliban takeover in Afghanistan
Indo-Pacific
Quad expands cooperation to space at first in-person summit
Leaders agree to boost vaccine distribution, expand 5G and meet annually
Aerospace & Defense
India seals $3bn deal with Airbus for 56 military transports
Tata to build 40 planes locally; New Delhi to receive 16 finished aircraft
Indo-Pacific
Japan, India oppose attempts to alter Indo-Pacific status quo
With eye on China, Suga and Modi underscore importance of maritime security
