Arts
Old saris, new purpose: Upcycling clothing and lives
Global entrepreneurs find fresh market for iconic Indian garment
South Asia
Sri Lanka crisis
Sri Lanka GDP shrinks 8.4% in Q2 amid fertilizer, fuel shortages
Manufacturing hit hard as central bank expects 8% economic contraction in 2022
DealStreetAsia
India's Sahyadri Farms receives $40m in European funding
Company will use money to boost fruit and vegetable processing capacity
International relations
U.S. to move $3.5bn in Afghan central bank assets to trust fund
Swiss-based foundation to stabilize economy will be shielded from Taliban
The Big Story
Pakistan floods drive calls for climate justice
The rift between rich, carbon-emitting countries and the vulnerable, developing world is widening
Finance
Baring Private Equity raises $11.2bn in one of Asia's largest buyout funds
Exceeded initial $8.5 bn target and 70% bigger than BPEA's previous fund
Sri Lanka crisis
Sri Lanka says Lazard-led debt talks underway with China, others
IMF's $2.9bn bailout can only proceed if main lenders offer relief
International relations
India sets 2023 G-20 summit dates as Ukraine war haunts grouping
New Delhi to take presidency Dec. 1, hails emerging nations' 'greater voice'
International relations
SCO summit to bring together Xi, Putin, Modi: 4 things to know
Shanghai Cooperation Organization looks to bolster global status
Semiconductors
Vedanta, Foxconn to invest $19.5bn in India's Gujarat chip project
Subsidized by Modi's home state, the joint venture will create 100,000 jobs
Natural disasters
Pakistan faces hunger crisis as floods wash away crops, livestock
Damage risks compounding inflation and further straining government coffers
International relations
Queen Elizabeth's soft power in Asia went beyond the Commonwealth
New U.K. King Charles III faces struggle to match mother's ties in region
Terrorism
Russia's ISIS-K problem intensifies after Kabul embassy bombing
As militants undermine Taliban, experts see rising threat to Moscow in Central Asia
DealStreetAsia
Indian electric bicycle and scooter startup Yulu raises $82m
Funding led by global auto supplier Magna International
Transportation
Air India to expand fleet with 30 Boeing and Airbus jets
New owner, conglomerate Tata Group, faces uphill task in turning carrier around
Natural disasters
Pakistan floods disrupt health care for 650,000 pregnant women
Experts warn of dire risks as expectant mothers recount harrowing experiences
DealStreetAsia
Mayfield India set to lead $20m funding for space startup Agnikul
Startup is building India's first private small-satellite rocket
Arts
Nepali filmmaker brings the struggles of women to the screen
Abinash Bikram Shah's 'Lori' took prize at Cannes festival
Natural disasters
U.N. chief Guterres visits areas of Pakistan devastated by floods
Calls for 'massive financial support' for estimated 33 million people affected
Politics
'Vegetarian nationalism' poses identity crisis for India's Muslims
Temporary meat bans raise longer-term question of what it means to be Indian
