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Global weather chaos is also damaging crop production across Asia

Siraphob Thanthong Knight -
Drought and floods have devastated livelihoods and damaged crops in parts of Asia that produce palm oil, natural rubber, rice and sugar.

This Philippines’ airline plans to break a record of maximum seat capacity

Angus Whitley -
Cebu Air is part of a broader push, especially in Asia, to stuff more people into airplanes flying the most popular routes.

Youthful Africa to overtake aging Asia in workforce

Alex Tanzi -
The number of 15-to-64-year-old Africans today is a quarter of the size of Asia’s working-age population. By 2100, however, Africa will surpass Asia.

Mukesh Ambani has a good chance of taking Hamleys global

Andrea Felsted -
Taking Hamleys global is a big challenge but Reliance knows the toy store chain and has the retail skills to succeed.

Indian subcontinent’s collision with Asia changed the world for good

Sandhya Ramesh -
ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to the best sources to read them. It's your fix to stay on top of the latest in science.

There are 2.9 million atheists in India and it’s been around in Asia for centuries

Signe Cohen -
Atheism is not a modern concept and is a significant cultural force in India, as well as in other Asian countries influenced by Indian religions.

Optimism over Modi’s re-election makes rupee Asia’s best currency

Kartik Goyal -
Improved chances of PM Modi winning a second term have led to the stock & debt markets luring robust dollar flows.

Rupee rallies as India-Pakistan tensions abate but election wall is coming up

Subhadip Sircar -
The rupee has rebounded about 2% since early February, and is no longer the worst performer this year among Asia's emerging market currencies.

Travel boom in India & Asia could take a hit as pilot shortage worsens

Kyunghee Park -
Airlines such as IndiGo, Air Asia have had to cut flights daily with pilots exhausting their annual limit of flying hours.

Indonesia grabs the upper hand over India in battle of high-yielding bond markets

Kartik Goyal -
Comparison between the two Asian economies is common given their similarities, and that’s especially true this year.
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Opinion

Why Modi’s supporters fear ‘proud Hindu’ MK Gandhi and venerate his murderer Godse

Vir Sanghvi -
Every Gandhi Jayanti, we witness a contradiction in Hindutva position — PM Modi hails ‘beloved Bapu’ while his supporters attack and abuse him.

The real impact of reviving Chushul airfield is psychological

Suryakumar Yadav beats Trump’s Gaza plan on Indian TV news. No global event can match cricket

Economy

Nodal officers to fast-tracking NOCs, Kerala govt’s heeding investor concerns, and it means business

Aneesa PA -
As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Defence

Finnish giant ICEYE to build signature radar microsatellites in India, offers full control to govt

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.

National Interest

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

Shekhar Gupta -
What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.

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