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Thursday, September 11, 2025
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Trade tensions no bar as India, South Asia set to retain spring in growth, says ADB

The bank said India's economy was on track to meet fiscal year 2018 projected growth of 7.3% and accelerate to 7.6% in 2019. 

Asia’s investment daredevils are losing their nerve, and Donald Trump is to blame

Bank of America-Merrill Lynch’s latest Asian credit survey shows investors are the most morose in the poll’s history.

The rupee is slipping, and India may wage a (trade) war to check its fall

Import tariffs and the diaspora are among the weapons India is likely to use to help the rupee, economists say.

Over 60% of the plastic in our oceans came from eight Asian nations

The vast majority of Asia's newly minted consumer classes lack access to garbage collection, modern landfills and incineration.

Load up on large caps for smooth-sailing through 2019 poll chaos, investors told

The markets are likely to become jittery if national and regional opposition parties form 'opportunistic alliances' against the NDA.

The only Indian restaurant in world top 100 is Delhi’s Indian Accent

Another Indian who made a mark on the list was Kolkata-born chef Gaggan Anand whose Bangkok restaurant 'Gaggan' ranked at number 5 and topped Asia. Osteria...

India seeks to jump-start debt demand again as borrowings loom

With more than 2 months into the fiscal, the lack of appetite from state banks and foreigners is starting to weigh.

India plans to ignore Trump’s Iran sanctions but will comply with UN sanctions

Indian refiners had slashed purchases of Iranian crude to about half their previous levels when the UN, EU and US imposed a broad array of economic sanctions against Tehran.

The world’s best and worst bank returns can be found in India

Despite India's state-run banks being in a rundown condition, the country's rich private banks are keeping investors' belief alive in the Indian economy.

What it will take to finally defeat Tuberculosis

A shortage of global funding for medical research — which is only a third of what’s required — explains why decades have passed with no new TB treatments or vaccines.

On Camera

Coup, conspiracy & the foreign hand—What Indian TV news channels saw in Nepal this week

‘Gen Z v/s Govt’ TV news coverage went for two days—not sure about the source of the telecast from Kathmandu since no credit was given.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

‘Foreign policy rests on hard power’—from 1965 Indo-Pak war to Op Sindoor, key takeaways for India

A panel of experts moderated by ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta drew connections between insights of 1965 Indo-Pak War and strategic takeaways highlighted by Op Sindoor.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?