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File photo of a Pakistani Naval guard warding off troublemakers at Gwadar port. Photo: AFP/Aamir Qureshi

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Maldives, Middle East, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Game-changers ahead on the (long) Maritime Silk Road

by Pepe Escobar February 2, 2017February 18, 2020

The gallery and the ceiling featuring motifs at Kadavumbagam Synagogue. Photo: Asia Times

European Union, India, Israel, Middle East, South Asia, World

Spirits are high for Kerala synagogue’s future

by Asia Times staff February 2, 2017February 18, 2020

People print movie tickets from a machine at a cinema in Tianjin, China, January 13, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Jason Lee

China, India, South Asia, World

A record, a scandal and a rule change in China’s box office

by Jonathan Papish February 2, 2017February 1, 2017

Infosys employees at the company's campus in Bangalore. Photo: Reuters

European Union, India, Mexico, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Trump’s ‘America First’ policy spooks Indian IT firms

by Asia Times staff February 1, 2017February 18, 2020

AT Finance, China, India, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

The Daily Brief for Wednesday, 1 February 2017

by Admin February 1, 2017February 1, 2017

Laborers on a construction site for a metro rail project in Kolkata. Photo: Reuters / Rupak De Chpowdhuri

India, South Asia, World

India budgets for recovery, and for the poor, after cash crunch

by Reuters February 1, 2017February 18, 2020

Does Donald Trump walking away from TPP hand trade clout in Asia to China? Photo: AFP/Saul Loeb

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Japan, Middle East, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Trump shares Obama’s myopia in doing business with China

by Anthony Rowley February 1, 2017February 18, 2020

Ola co-founder and CEO Bhavish Aggarwal addresses a press conference in Bengaluru on November 22, 2016. Photo: AFP / MANJUNATH KIRAN

India, South Asia

Indian states tightening screws on Ola, Uber

by Anusha Venkat February 1, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: Gettyimages.com/BJI

AT Finance, China, India, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, World

Journey to the West sequel has the most to crow about

by Russell Edwards January 31, 2017February 18, 2020

Naga tribesmen clad in traditional outfits are seen during New Year celebrations in Laha of Khamti Township in northwestern Myanmar bordering India's Assam state. The Naga are among the most isolated people in the world. Photo: AFP / Khin Maung Win

AT Finance, China, India, Myanmar, South Asia

A wall goes up in Myanmar

by Carole Oudot and Matthieu Baudey January 31, 2017February 18, 2020

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photo: AFP

China, India, South Asia, World

India readies budget to soothe voters after Modi cash crunch

by Reuters January 30, 2017February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Putin is flexible and pragmatic but harshly unwavering on Russian interests. Photo: Reuters/ Danish Siddiqui

Afghanistan, China, European Union, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

India reboots security ties with Russia

by M.K. Bhadrakumar January 29, 2017

Love is blind. Ashiq Nath poses with a cobra in Jogi Dera, the snake charmers' settlement. Photo: Reuters/Adnan Abidi

India, South Asia

Snake charming is child’s play in an Indian village

by Reuters January 28, 2017February 18, 2020

Scarlett Johansson as the titular character in the film Ghost in the Shell. Photo: Paramount Pictures / Dreamworks

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

A short history of cinematic whitewashing

by Pavan Shamdasani January 28, 2017February 18, 2020

Japan's table tennis Olympian Ai Fukuhara's wedding ring is pictured during at a news conference before her wedding ceremony in Taipei January 1, 2017. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

India, Middle East, South Asia, World

Signs to look out for in the ‘perfect’ Bollywood marriages

by Amrita Mukherjee January 28, 2017January 27, 2017

Riding the iron rooster: Xi is attempting to redraw the global geopolitical map. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan

Chinese outbound tourism expected to boom in coming years

by Daniel Meesak January 28, 2017January 27, 2017

FILE PHOTO - A group of fans dressed in homemade replica armour of "Avengers: Age of Ultron" movie characters, Iron Man, Captain America and Thor, watch the film in a theatre in Changchun, Jilin province, China on May 16, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer ATTENTION EDITORS - CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, India, South Asia, Thailand, Tianjin, World

New box office highs expected this Chinese New Year

by Jonathan Papish January 27, 2017January 27, 2017

Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus of Tata group, leaves his office building in Mumbai, India October 27, 2016. REUTERS

India, South Asia

Ratan Tata camp notches up minor victory in giant battle

by Asia Times January 27, 2017February 18, 2020

A woman takes a photo of a giant chicken sculpture made to resemble Donald Trump outside a shopping mall in the city of Taiyuan, in China's Shanxi province. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Laos, Middle East, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, World

Who’s top rooster in the South China Sea?

by Pepe Escobar January 27, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Iran seeks strategic depth in Pakistan ties

by M.K. Bhadrakumar January 27, 2017

The Google Lunar XPrize to to land a lunar rover on the moon.

India, Israel, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia

India, Japan in final group for Google moon shot competition

by Peter J. Brown January 27, 2017February 18, 2020

Progress is slow in Afghanistan, but it does exist, thanks to internal and external efforts. Photo: Reuters/Omar Sobhani

Afghanistan, AT Finance, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Syria, World

Homeward bound: Afghan refugees in a bind

by Sudha Ramachandran January 27, 2017January 26, 2017

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak addresses delegates of the ruling party, United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), during the opening ceremony of the annual general assembly at the Putra World Trade Center (PWTC) in Kuala Lumpur on December 5, 2013. The ruling party UMNO's six day general assembly 2013 began with the official opening by the party President Najib Razak. AFP PHOTO / MOHD RASFAN / AFP PHOTO / MOHD RASFAN

AT Finance, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, South Asia

Political Islam has populist appeal

by David Hutt January 26, 2017February 18, 2020

A bottle of Heineken beer is seen in ice. Photo: Reuters/Matthew Lee

AT Finance, India, Myanmar, South Asia, Vietnam

Heineken says deals an option as it eyes growth in Vietnam

by Reuters January 26, 2017February 18, 2020

Road to growth: India expected to plough funds into infrastructure to fuel growth. Photo: Reuters

China, India, South Asia, World

India plans expansive budget despite growth, revenue worries

by Reuters January 26, 2017February 18, 2020

The United Nations Security Council votes on a resolution aimed at ensuring that U.N. officials can monitor evacuations from besieged parts of the Syrian city of Aleppo, at the United Nations in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., December 19, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

Beijing, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

The agony of hope: India and its UN Security Council bid

by Javier Delgado Rivera January 26, 2017January 25, 2017

A view of Singapore's skyline March 2, 2016. REUTERS/Edgar Su

China, Hong Kong, India, South Asia, World

Where the streets have no name

by Raja Murthy January 25, 2017January 25, 2017

For Tamils, the centuries-old rural sport jallikattu is integral to their culture

India, South Asia

Chorus for animal sport in India as jallikattu is legalized

by Asia Times staff January 25, 2017February 18, 2020

Scrapped 1000 rupee and 500 rupee notes have to be deposited by December 30. Photo/Reuters

China, India, South Asia, World

India’s currency curbs shake faith of foreign investors

by Shajil Kumar January 25, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Barack Obama talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Lima, Peru November 20, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque

AT Finance, Beijing, China, France, India, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Russia: Still a Paper Tiger in the Pacific?

by Richard A. Bitzinger January 25, 2017January 25, 2017