India

Air India crash toll rises to 270 as families face body identification delays

bnm Gulf bureau June 14, 2025

The death toll from the Air India aircraft disaster has climbed to 270, with relatives expressing anger over prolonged waits to receive severely burnt remains from the crash in Ahmedabad.

Why South Korea must prioritise bilateral nuclear research over fragmented one-off projects

bno - Taipei Office June 13, 2025

Should South Korea continue spreading its efforts across short-term, individual projects – often tied to specific, time-consuming contracts – or should it double down on long-term, bilateral nuclear research partnerships?

Asia surges ahead in global EV race as the West struggles to keep pace

bno - Taipei Office June 13, 2025

Asia has firmly established itself as the epicentre of the global electric vehicle revolution, driven by a powerful combination of vast consumer markets, robust infrastructure and unparalleled control over essential raw materials.

Air India crash – no survivors claim now questioned

bno - Taipei Office June 12, 2025

Air India has released details of those on board listed on the manifest, with 169 Indian nationals, 53 British nationals, seven Portuguese and one Canadian among the passengers.

ASIA BLOG: The Russians are coming, and coming, and coming...

bno - Taipei Office June 12, 2025

Since President Putin announced partial mobilisation in September 2022, hundreds of thousands of Russian men – mainly in their 20s and early 30s – have fled the country to avoid being drafted. Many have ended up in Southeast Asia.

CNG vehicle adoption accelerates across India

bno - Mumbai Office June 12, 2025

Air pollution remains a severe public health challenge in North India, especially during the winter months, with several cities in the region regularly feature among the world’s top ten most polluted.

COMMENT: Despite Pakistan’s hostility, India builds bridges with Islamic world

bno - Chennai Office June 11, 2025

New Delhi's outreach to the Islamic world has intensified in recent years, particularly towards the Gulf Cooperation Council states, which are pivotal to India's energy security, diaspora well-being, and trade balance.

ASIA BLOG: How US tariffs are driving Asia closer to itself – and China

bno - Taipei Office June 9, 2025

What’s striking right now is how ASEAN is operating on two levels. Publicly, it champions inclusivity and dialogue. Privately, it’s hedging harder than ever.

CITIES IN PERIL: Rising seas threaten India’s coastal cities

bno - Mumbai bureau June 6, 2025

More than 10% of Mumbai is at risk of submergence by 2040 after it recorded the highest sea level rise among Indian coastal cities in the last three decades.

Global energy investment to reach a record $3.3 trillion in 2025, but problems with grids remain – IEA

bne IntelliNews June 5, 2025

Global energy investment is projected to reach a record $3.3 trillion in 2025, despite continued economic uncertainty and heightened geopolitical risks, according to the International Energy Agency.

COMMENT: Asian unity in a fragmenting world boosted by the RCEP

bno - Taipei Office June 5, 2025

In the face of renewed US protectionism and the use of tariffs as economic weapons, RCEP offers the Indo-Pacific region something far more strategic: a framework for resilience, integration and independence.

COMMENT: Asia's team lists in the Washington VS Beijing bout

bno - Taipei Office June 4, 2025

While fewer in number, some Asian nations have displayed clear signs of alignment or strategic proximity to China.

BRICS nations formulate first ever joint Climate Crisis policy

bne IntelliNews June 3, 2025

The BRICS bloc approved its first coordinated climate finance framework on May 30, marking the group’s first unified policy to fund climate action and setting the foundation for a shared position ahead of the COP30 meeting due to be held in Brazil.

COMMENT: US Defence Secretary Hegseth tells Asian countries war with China “could be imminent”

bne IntelliNews June 3, 2025

US Secretary for Defence Pete Hegseth put the cat amongst the pigeons during a speech at the at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on May 31, by telling the leading Asian countries they should join with the US and get ready for war with China.

India overtakes Japan to become world's fourth largest economy in nominal terms

bne IntelliNews June 2, 2025

The size of India’s economy has overtaken Japan’s to become the fourth largest economy in the world in nominal terms, worth $4.34 trillion.

COVID is back - a new "NB.1.8.1" strain is spreading across continents

bnm Tehran bureau, bne Moscow bureau, bno Taiwan bureau May 30, 2025

The coronavirus (COVID-19) is back. Reports from health authorities around the world have detected a new highly contagious strain of the virus that has been spreading through Asia and has now reached Russia.

Combined effort to tackle Asian climate change gaining momentum

bno - Taipei Office May 29, 2025

Over the past five years Asia has witnessed unprecedented heatwaves, with countries like Bangladesh recording temperatures up to 43.8°C in 2024, leading to nationwide school closures affecting tens of millions of children

Inside Malaysia’s $107bn semiconductor gamble

bno - Surabaya Office May 29, 2025

By betting big on chips, Malaysia is not just investing in factories and engineers, it’s investing in long-term technological sovereignty. As the global race for semiconductors accelerates, Malaysia is proving it intends to play for keeps.

India’s remote Northeast emerges as a green energy frontier

bno - Mumbai Office May 29, 2025

India’s Northeast is gaining renewed strategic and economic significance as the country recalibrates its regional posture amid evolving geopolitical dynamics

COMMENT: How Nepal and Bhutan navigate the India-China rivalry

bno - Chennai Office May 28, 2025

While New Delhi flexes its military posture to signal resolve both to Beijing and Islamabad, neighbouring microstates like Nepal and Bhutan find themselves compelled to recalibrate their security interests and economic alignments.

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