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An advertisement board displaying a QR code for Paytm, a digital wallet company, is seen placed amidst vegetables at a roadside vendor's stall in Mumbai. Photo: Reuters/Shailesh Andrade

China, India, South Asia

India’s cash crunch a windfall for digital wallet firms

by Asia Times staff December 13, 2016February 18, 2020

Pakistan's Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, waves to the crew of the first Chinese container ship to depart after the inauguration of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor port in Gwadar, on November 13. Photo: REUTERS/Caren Firouz

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

China-Pakistan corridor the start of a new regional ‘great game’

by Salman Rafi Sheikh December 13, 2016February 18, 2020

A woman walks past a portrait of Jayalalithaa Jayaraman in Chennai. Photo: Reuters/Babu

Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

J. Jayalalithaa: Asia’s development politician

by Kadayam Subramanian December 13, 2016December 12, 2016

The Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel attends a news conference after the bimonthly monetary policy review in Mumbai, India December 7, 2016. Reuters/Danish Siddiqui

India, South Asia, World

India central bank governor keeps wrong-footing investors

by Suvashree Choudhury and Rafael Nam December 12, 2016February 18, 2020

Laos' temples are a big attraction and tourism is an industry the nation wants to develop. Photo: Pixabay

AT Finance, China, European Union, India, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Taiwan, United Kingdom, World

The Dragon’s breath

by Norman A. Bailey December 12, 2016December 11, 2016

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani is viewed as a pragmatist. Photo: Reuters/Eduardo Munoz

Beijing, China, European Union, Germany, India, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, World

Will the Iran issue widen the US-EU rift?

by Christina Lin December 12, 2016December 11, 2016

Photo of China Flag. Photo: iStock

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

Can China replace the US as leader in Asia-Pacific?

by Xuan Loc Doan December 11, 2016December 10, 2016

A police woman tries to detain an activist of Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI) during a protest against what organisers say is the trafficking of children, in Kolkata, India, November 29, 2016. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

India, South Asia, World

Is the human rights protection regime in India crumbling?

by Pushkar Raj December 10, 2016December 9, 2016

China's Xian Y-20 transport plane is similar to the US C-17. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

China, India, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Debt-burdened Colombo’s military decision—made under duress?

by Sudha Ramachandran December 10, 2016December 9, 2016

Deadly yellow nightmare: a world without coconuts would be a calamity for millions of farmers in the developing world... and a growing coterie of Western fans. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, China, France, India, Indonesia, Mexico, South Asia, Thailand, World

Future of coconut threatened by lethal yellowing disease

by Roland Bourdeix December 9, 2016February 18, 2020

Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, South Asia

Does Pakistan need an Indian threat to keep its unity?

by Umair Jamal December 9, 2016December 10, 2016

AT Finance, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, Vietnam

Why Vietnam could be the next Silicon Valley

by Johan Nylander December 9, 2016February 18, 2020

Members of the Taliban in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. File Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, World

The hole in the Heart of Asia

by Peter Lee December 9, 2016December 8, 2016

Program cover for Asian Shakespeare Association event in New Delhi.

AT Finance, Australia, China, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Middle East, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Asian scholarship on William Shakespeare is second to none

by Kadayam Subramanian December 8, 2016December 8, 2016

Container boxes at the Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shanghai. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam

Asian regional trade deal may see more lawsuits: report

by Asia Times staff December 8, 2016February 18, 2020

Brides sit and wait for their turn during a Muslim mass wedding. Photo: Reuters/Amit Dave

Bangladesh, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

Muslim divorce practice ‘unconstitutional’ says Indian court

by Asia Times staff December 8, 2016February 18, 2020

Men ride a motorbike as they come out of a past a Tata Motors car plant at Sanand in the western Indian state of Gujarat. Photo: Reuters/Amit Dave

India, South Asia

Tata patriarch accuses Mistry ahead of crucial votes

by Reuters December 8, 2016February 18, 2020

RBI Governor Urjit Patel, who resigned on Monday, has been hailed as an honorable regulator. Photo: Reuters / Danish Siddiqui

India, South Asia, World

India unexpectedly keeps rates unchanged

by Asia Times staff and Agencies December 7, 2016February 18, 2020

Motorcyclists pass a damaged section of a road in Meuredu, Pidie Jaya, in the northern province of Aceh, Indonesia. Photo: Antara Foto/ Irwansyah Putra/ via REUTERS

AT Finance, India, Indonesia, South Asia

Death toll from Indonesia earthquake in Sumatra rises to 97

by Agence France-Presse December 7, 2016February 18, 2020

AT Finance, India, Indonesia, South Asia

Buildings collapse in Indonesia earthquake near Banda Aceh

by Reuters December 7, 2016February 18, 2020

Villagers queue to exchange and deposit their old high denomination banknotes outside a bank on the outskirts of Allahabad. Photo: Reuters/Jitendra Prakash

China, India, South Asia, World

Turning India into a cashless society ‘an impossible dream’

by Asia Times staff December 7, 2016February 18, 2020

An Indian army soldier stands guard while patrolling near the Line of Control, a ceasefire line dividing Kashmir between India and Pakistan, in Poonch district. Photo: REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Indo-Pak dialogue process fails to launch at Amritsar

by Kadayam Subramanian December 7, 2016December 7, 2016

Indian supporters of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa Jayaram react as they wait to catch a glimpse of her funeral procession in Chennai on December 6, 2016.
Photo: AFP / MANJUNATH KIRAN

India, South Asia

Tamil Nadu’s ‘Amma’ of everything

by Anusha Venkat December 6, 2016February 18, 2020

Pope Francis has 'mastered the art of containing people without making structural changes.' Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, France, India, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

Can the Vatican and political reforms save China?

by Francesco Sisci December 6, 2016December 6, 2016

China, Hong Kong, India, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

The Daily Brief for Tuesday, 6 December 2016

by Kenny Hodgart December 6, 2016

Saja Mashgar, 8, sports a hijab while reading a workbook during Arabic language class at Masjid Al-Salaam, a mosque and Islamic community center in Dearborn, Michigan, U.S., November 13, 2016. REUTERS/Brittany Greeson

European Union, France, India, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

The Muslim Reform Movement: Even more necessary a year in

by M. Zuhdi Jasser December 6, 2016December 6, 2016

A woman walks past a portrait of Jayalalithaa Jayaraman in Chennai. Photo: Reuters/Babu

India, Middle East, South Asia

Tamil Nadu’s ‘mother’ Jayalalithaa dies in hospital

by Asia Times staff December 6, 2016February 18, 2020

Screenshot from a video of IS training in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, in 2015

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, South Asia

Can Afghanistan choose between India and Pakistan?

by Umair Jamal December 6, 2016December 6, 2016

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is seen transmitting data back to Earth in an undated artist's illustration. Photo: NASA/Handout via REUTERS

China, European Union, India, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, World

Asteroid-mining trillionaires and Vipassana insights

by Raja Murthy December 5, 2016December 6, 2016

China, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Taiwan, World

The Daily Brief for Monday, 5 December 2016

by Admin December 5, 2016