Economy
Pakistan's dollar profiteers prosper as banks, businesses suffer
Greenbacks smuggled in orange crates to Afghan border in pursuit of fat margins
South Asia
Women's Wealth
COMMENTARY - Women are imperative for growth in Asia, now more than ever
Inclusion-driven policy and corporate culture are key to post-COVID economic recovery
Interview
Carl Pei's Nothing targets India with eye-catching smartphones
Head of company's India unit says it's focusing on software as well as design
Automobiles
Tesla, Tata and others tout affordability as Asia's EV race heats up
Cheaper options expected to help market fully take off next year
Business Spotlight
Asia's rising interest rates boost banks -- but risks grow for 2023
Lenders in Japan and China lag peers enjoying fatter borrowing margins
Opinion
Pakistan will need more than force to quash its Taliban threat
Authorities must work with local residents to squeeze out militants
DealStreetAsia
IFC offers $400m loan to India's HDFC for green, cheaper housing
Proposed funding follows earlier $250m finance
International relations
Gwadar protest leader warns Chinese to leave key Belt and Road port
Pakistani government faces increasingly confrontational local rights movement
Business deals
Reliance Retail to buy India unit of Germany's Metro for $344m
Deal to help Mukesh Ambani-backed company cement position as top Indian retailer
Trade
U.K. pushes Indo-Pacific trade deals to next year as dissent grows
CPTPP and FTA with India face headwinds over concerns agreements are being rushed
Afghanistan turmoil
Women turned away from Afghan universities after Taliban ban
'I can't believe it's happening,' student says; U.N. demands 'immediate' reversal
DealStreetAsia
Indian human resources tech startup BetterPlace raises $40m
Company will use funds to boost AI capability, strengthen other technology
Tea Leaves
Escaping from it all -- in prison
Tourists pay for the 'immersive experience' of incarceration
Life
How history is shaping the future in Nagaland
Remote region on India-Myanmar border hones efforts to attract international tourism
Afghanistan turmoil
Taliban suspends women from all Afghan universities
Move by administration draws condemnation from U.S., U.K. and U.N.
Terrorism
Pakistan retakes anti-terrorism center, frees hostages: Reuters
Elite commando unit Special Service Group carries out the operation
Nikkei Asia Award
India-based biodegradable sanitary pad maker wins Nikkei Asia Award
Saathi's plant-based, plastic-free napkins go easy on environment and women
Terrorism
Pakistan starts hostage talks in standoff with Taliban militants
TTP fighters seized interrogators at counterterrorism center
Opinion
Modi's silence on China's land grabs will not be India's last word
While downplaying territorial losses, New Delhi is modernizing its military
Terrorism
ISIS-K attack in Kabul compounds China's insurgency headaches
Beijing targeted by groups keen to undermine ties with Afghan Taliban, Pakistan
