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Topic: Asia

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

Jana Sangh leader VK Malhotra brought Advani to Delhi, kept the party afloat after 1984 setback

Unlike his colleagues from the time of the BJS, several of whom became governors and held other constitutional posts, Malhotra chose to lead a quiet and simple retired life after the massive 2014 victory of the BJP.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

In Nepal, young dreams of serving in Indian Army crash as Agnipath halts a centuries-old tradition

Since 1815, Nepali Gorkhas have served in Indian & British Armies, as well as in Bihar, Bengal & Assam Police. Since Agnipath scheme came in, no Nepal-domiciled Gorkha has enlisted.

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

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.