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    • Monday, 29 May, 2023
      Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC
      India files criminal complaint against Rolls-Royce and BAE

      Groups accused over historic deals to supply country with fighter jets

    • Friday, 26 May, 2023
      Pakistan
      Pakistan launches crackdown on Imran Khan’s party

      Arrest of populist former prime minister’s supporters is a challenge to democracy, analysts say

    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
      Pakistan
      Pakistan pins hopes on Chinese help in debt crunch

      Islamabad expects Beijing to roll over debt repayments next month but further deadlines loom

    • Monday, 22 May, 2023
      BBC
      BBC accused of defaming Indian PM Modi in Delhi lawsuit

      Complaint filed by Gujarat-based trust adds to UK broadcaster's legal troubles in the country

    • Monday, 22 May, 2023
      Indian economy
      India pulls highest-denomination notes from circulation

      Reserve Bank of India plans to phase out Rs2,000 bills by September

    • Sunday, 21 May, 2023
      Bhutan
      Bhutan turns to crypto in search of fast growth

      Himalayan kingdom teams up with Singapore’s Bitdeer as it seeks to raise cash to mine digital currency

    • Thursday, 18 May, 2023
      News in-depthPakistan
      The populist vs the general: Imran Khan takes on Pakistan’s military

      Former prime minister’s criticism of army chief Asim Munir heightens tensions amid political crisis

    • Friday, 12 May, 2023
      Imran Khan
      Imran Khan freed on bail amid Pakistan’s deepening crisis

      Authorities braced for further unrest following release of former prime minister

    • Sunday, 7 May, 2023
      Afghanistan
      China holds security and trade talks with Taliban

      Beijing looks to boost investment in Afghanistan and bring country into Belt and Road project

    • Thursday, 4 May, 2023
      Special ReportSustainable Food and Agriculture
      Sri Lanka’s farmers learn lessons from organic debacle

      The country’s ban on chemical fertilisers backfired, but still sharpened interest in greener alternatives

    • Friday, 28 April, 2023
      Visual story
      ‘India’s century’: can the most populous nation unlock the potential of its youth?

      India could seize its demographic dividend — or squander it

    • Thursday, 20 April, 2023
      The Big Read
      India’s big idea to bring the digital marketplace to the masses

      New Delhi has pioneered a new approach to online infrastructure in its drive to connect 1.4bn. But there are privacy and data protection concerns

    • Thursday, 13 April, 2023
      InterviewImran Khan
      Imran Khan says Pakistan’s economic crisis requires ‘surgery’

      Former prime minister warns debt burden on low-income countries is unmanageable

    • Sunday, 9 April, 2023
      News in-depthPakistan's economy
      Pakistan’s economic crisis puts healthcare costs out of reach

      Soaring inflation and falling foreign currency reserves are creating shortages of imported drugs

    • Saturday, 8 April, 2023
      Renewable energy
      India’s renewables industry under pressure to fulfil government’s target

      ReNew Power chief says sector already stretched trying to keep up with existing work

    • Friday, 7 April, 2023
      Afghanistan
      UN denounces Taliban prohibition on Afghan women aid workers

      Islamist group’s ban will exacerbate world’s ‘most severe humanitarian crisis’, says agency

    • Thursday, 6 April, 2023
      Special ReportFT High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific
      India aims to capitalise on China-west tensions

      The economy and population are growing but progress is patchy, with manufacturing a concern

    • Friday, 31 March, 2023
      News in-depthMedia
      Indian tycoon Ambani takes on Disney in world’s richest cricket league

      Tournament offers rights holders, including newcomer Viacom18, chance to shake up market

    • Friday, 24 March, 2023
      News in-depthSri Lanka
      Sri Lanka reels from aftershocks of debt crisis

      Colombo seals IMF deal but many remain sceptical about the country’s path to recovery

    • Wednesday, 22 March, 2023
      Sri Lanka
      Sri Lanka’s president calls on China and other creditors to compromise

      Ranil Wickremesinghe urges lenders to set aside differences in crisis closely watched by emerging-market borrowers

    • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
      Sri Lanka
      IMF approves $3bn bailout for Sri Lanka

      Fund’s board backs package weeks after Beijing drops resistance

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      Pakistan's economy
      Airlines struggle to repatriate dollars from crisis-hit Pakistan

      Carriers scale back flights or exit as country struggles with scant foreign currency reserves

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      Pakistan
      Imran Khan supporters protest in Pakistan over fears of his arrest

      Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif struggles to restore calm in country hit by economic crisis

    • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
      The Big Read
      Rebuilding Pakistan: how much should rich nations help?

      The disastrous floods offer a test case for what wealthy, polluting nations owe those at the mercy of extreme weather events

    • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
      Sri Lanka
      Sri Lanka’s IMF deal edges closer as China backs debt restructure

      Fund says agreement paves way towards $2.9bn rescue package

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