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    • Friday, 27 January, 2023
      News in-depthAdani Group
      India’s Gautam Adani: one of world’s richest men becomes a short seller’s target

      Tycoon associated with prime minister heads a business empire that has surged in value

    • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
      Pakistan's economy
      Pakistan rupee plunges as authorities loosen controls to revive bailout

      Liberalisation of exchange rate comes as economic crisis worsens and reserves dwindle

    • Sunday, 22 January, 2023
      Indian business & finance
      India plots digital diplomacy push during G20 presidency

      New Delhi hopes to use role to champion domestic tech such as its payments system overseas

    • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
      OutlookShah Rukh Kahn
      Shah Rukh Khan’s Bollywood blockbuster meets India’s culture wars

      Hardline Hindu nationalists have made the actor a target for harassment

    • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
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      India’s big hopes for green hydrogen

      Country looks to clean energy to ease its chronic dependence on imported fossil fuels

    • Sunday, 15 January, 2023
      Nepal
      At least 68 people killed in Nepal plane crash

      Incident is Himalayan country’s worst aviation disaster in decades

    • Friday, 13 January, 2023
      Sri Lanka
      Sri Lanka to slash size of its military by a third by 2024

      Government seeks to cut cost of bloated armed services in wake of country’s financial crisis

    • Thursday, 5 January, 2023
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      How India can revolutionise women's cricket | FT Scoreboard

      A successful league would bring money and prestige to the women's game around the world

    • Wednesday, 4 January, 2023
      Pakistan
      Pakistan taps Chinese credit for railway upgrade despite debt crisis

      Islamabad says $10bn revamp of colonial-era line is essential even as it faces risk of default and forex reserves plunge

    • Wednesday, 28 December, 2022
      Indian business & finance
      India aims to ‘democratise’ online shopping with ecommerce network

      Buyers and sellers will be able to mix apps in a challenge to Amazon and Flipkart

    • Wednesday, 28 December, 2022
      News in-depthSri Lanka
      Sri Lanka farmers count the cost of government fertiliser ban

      South Asian island nation relies on international aid to stave off starvation

    • Monday, 19 December, 2022
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      India ramps up lending to counter China

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    • Tuesday, 13 December, 2022
      UK politics & policy
      Badenoch refuses to set deadline for India trade deal

      ‘Timelines are not helpful’ says trade secretary, with looming elections proving a complicating factor

    • Monday, 12 December, 2022
      China-India relations
      Indian and Chinese troops clash on disputed border

      First confrontation since 2020 highlights continuing tensions

    • Wednesday, 7 December, 2022
      InterviewGautam Adani
      India’s Adani targets sovereign funds in capital raising spree

      Asia’s richest man has pledged to invest $70bn in renewables but is coming under pressure for high leverage

    • Saturday, 3 December, 2022
      Commodities
      Darjeeling tea price tumbles after India leaf-blending quarrel

      Growers warn financial crisis is threatening ‘champagne’ of brews

    • Thursday, 1 December, 2022
      The Big Read
      India’s plan to take on China as south Asia’s favourite lender

      With the private sector’s help, New Delhi has stepped up spending on infrastructure in neighbouring countries

    • Wednesday, 30 November, 2022
      Pakistan
      Pakistani former spymaster Asim Munir takes over as country’s army chief

      Appointment for three-year term gives general a central role in decision making over national challenges

    • Sunday, 27 November, 2022
      Football
      How cricket-crazy Pakistan became a major football factory

      ‘It’s not our favourite sport, but it’s good business,’ say the country’s soccer entrepreneurs

    • Friday, 25 November, 2022
      Indian business & finance
      Asia’s richest man reveals global media ambitions

      The Indian tycoon lays out plans for a ‘super app’ and more than $4bn in chemicals investments

    • Saturday, 12 November, 2022
      Pakistan
      Imran Khan signals desire to build bridges with Washington

      Former cricketer had claimed the US conspired in his removal as Pakistan’s prime minister and treated his country like a ‘slave’

    • Thursday, 10 November, 2022
      News in-depthPakistan
      Imran Khan sets up a rare showdown with Pakistan’s potent military

      If the ex-cricketer wins his tussle with the army, he will boost his chances of returning to power

    • Tuesday, 8 November, 2022
      Pakistan's politics
      Imran Khan supporters step up protests with road blockades in Pakistan

      Former prime minister accused of seeking ‘chaos and sedition’ in wake of assassination attempt

    • Sunday, 6 November, 2022
      Indian business & finance
      Walmart-owned Flipkart curbs M&A and hiring as losses mount in India

      CEO Krishnamurthy insists country’s ecommerce sector remains ‘vibrant’

    • Friday, 4 November, 2022
      Pakistan
      Imran Khan accuses Pakistan leader of conspiring to kill him

      Protests spread as former cricket star also claims military involvement in assassination attempt

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