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India captain Suryakumar Yadav (center) and his teammates walk off the field after winning the 2026 T20 Cricket World Cup group stage match against the United States at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Cricket
Feb 10, 2026
Pakistan to play India at T20 World Cup after boycott called off
Matches between arch-rivals India and Pakistan are among the most lucrative in cricket, worth millions of dollars in broadcast, sponsor and advertising revenue.
Workstations at a research lab with a focus on artificial intelligence in Bengaluru
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 9, 2026
Homegrown startups outperform returnee tech talent, study shows
India’s fiercely competitive startup field
Shoppers with Asics branded shopping bags in Mumbai.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 9, 2026
Asics sees boom in running shoes for India’s healthy and wealthy
The Kobe, Japan-based manufacturer of sports shoes and athleisure wear is seeking to become the top seller of running shoes in India by 2029.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairman Tarique Rahman addresses an election rally ahead of the country's general election in Dhaka on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 9, 2026
‘Flood’ of disinformation ahead of Bangladesh election
Analysts warn voters’ choices are threatened by a coordinated surge of online manipulation, much of which originates from neighboring India.
A farmer inspects his wheat field on the outskirts of Amritsar, India, on April 3, 2025.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 8, 2026
What’s at stake for Indian agriculture in Trump’s trade deal?
Indian farmers have expressed concern that New Delhi has made too many concessions to Washington.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim greet each other during a news conference in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on Sunday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 8, 2026
India and Malaysia pledge deeper semiconductor ties on Narendra Modi’s visit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi touched down in Malaysia, where he inked a number of agreements with Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim.
Bangladeshi workers load empty ballot boxes onto a truck at the Election Commission building in Dhaka on Saturday ahead of the upcoming national elections.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 8, 2026
Bangladesh elections test ties with India as China deepens outreach
The Feb. 12 poll will be the nation’s first since a student-led uprising toppled former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s autocratic regime in August 2024.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands as they attend a joint news conference at the White House in February last year.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 7, 2026
U.S. and India unveil interim trade framework, moving closer to broad pact
The interim framework includes lower tariffs, a reshaping of energy ties and deeper economic cooperation.
China’s promise of stability is undercut by its tendency toward coercion and control, leaving middle powers still reliant on the U.S. for security and deterrence.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 6, 2026
Memo to middle powers: Time for a reality check
Middle powers do not design the system they inhabit. They can maneuver inside it, but they cannot wish away the forces that set the boundaries of that maneuvering.
Passengers walk in the thermal scanner area at Soekarno Hatta International Airport in Tangerang near Jakarta on Jan. 30, following the implementation of health screening for arriving passengers, after India confirmed two cases of the deadly Nipah virus.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 6, 2026
Low risk of Nipah virus outbreak in Japan, health ministry says
No case has been reported in the country so far.
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) holds a rally in Kolkata, India, in February 2012. The Maoist insurgency and its primary faction has largely been defeated, and the Red Corridor where it operated has shrunk from its 2013 peak of 126 districts to a mere 11 last year.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 4, 2026
India’s dwindling Maoist insurgency
India has largely defeated the decades-long Maoist Naxalite insurgency by combining targeted counterinsurgency operations with development initiatives that address poverty.
Pakistan's Babar Azam watches the ball after playing a shot during the third Twenty20 international cricket match against Australia at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Cricket
Feb 3, 2026
Pakistan’s India boycott splits fans as politics overshadows cricket
The government on Sunday cleared Pakistan to take part in the Twenty20 World Cup beginning Saturday but barred the ​team from playing India in a Feb. 15 group match in Colombo.
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House in Washington on Feb. 13, 2025.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 3, 2026
U.S. to cut tariffs on India to 18%, India agrees to end Russian oil purchases
Donald Trump announced the deal following a call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, noting that India would now buy oil from the U.S. and potentially Venezuela.
India is considering a ban on social media for children, following Australia's passage of the world's first ban last month.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 1, 2026
Modi ally proposes social media ban for India’s teens as global debate grows
India, the world’s second-biggest smartphone market with 750 million devices and a billion internet users, is a key growth market for social media apps.
Avanti Mehta, 32, India's youngest water sommelier, talks about different brands of packaged water at a tasting event.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jan 31, 2026
India’s wealthy embrace a new luxury symbol: water
Premium water is a $400 million business ‍in the ⁠world’s most populous nation and is growing bigger alongside a spreading ‍wellness craze.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (center) with Antonio Costa, president of the European Council (left), and Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2026
EU trade deal gives Modi’s ‘Make in India’ ambitions a boost
Dubbed the “mother of all deals” by both sides, the free trade pact will open the EU market more widely to Indian exporters.
Airport health authorities wearing protective masks monitor passengers from international flights arriving at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 29, 2026
Nipah virus fears trigger airport checks across Asia after India confirms two cases
The virus, which is carried by fruit bats and animals such as pigs, can cause fever and brain inflammation ​and has a fatality rate of between 40% and 75%.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attend the Republic Day parade in New Delhi on Monday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 27, 2026
EU and India set to successfully conclude major trade deal, says New Delhi
Officials hope the pact will help shield both India and the EU against challenges from the world’s two leading economies, the United States and China.
Employees handle solar wafers at the Tata Power 4.3 GW Solar Cell and Module Manufacturing Plant in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India, in 2024.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Jan 26, 2026
India’s solar-panel boom: Full throttle today, uncertain tomorrow
With the twin imperatives of development and lower carbon emissions, India has set itself ambitious renewable energy targets.
Trucks and shipping containers at the Port of Montreal
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 26, 2026
Canada won’t back down on trade pivot as energy minister heads to India
The country won’t be derailed in its efforts to diversify trade away from the U.S. despite the latest threats from the Trump administration, Canada’s foreign minister said.
‘My dream is broken’: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
Thailand gets serious about chasing high-spending tourists
Chinese tourists at Wat Arun Ratchawararam Rathawaramahawihan in Bangkok
Murakami says his novels are ‘different’ from AI literature
Haruki Murakami's first book in three years hit shelves in Japan on Friday.
Japan’s princesses face life-altering legal revisions
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, said in a 2022 news conference upon coming of age that she hopes to “spend a long time together” with her parents.
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
X Games returns to Chiba with new team format
Skateboarder Sora Shirai practices at Makuhari Messe in Chiba on Friday afternoon. X Games Chiba begins on Saturday.
NU Festival tests Takanawa Gateway City complex’s culture cred
Veteran improvisers Kazuo Imai and Atsuhiro Ito brought some unruly energy to NU Festival, a three-day multimedia event held at the Takanawa Gateway City complex.  
Japan’s princesses face life-altering legal revisions
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, said in a 2022 news conference upon coming of age that she hopes to “spend a long time together” with her parents.
Six of the best: rikishi of note in each sumo division
Kazuma (right) faces off against future <i>yokozuna</i> Onosato during the All Japan Amateur Sumo Championships at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in December 2020.

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