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Friday, May 1, 2026
TopicBloomberg Opinion

Topic: Bloomberg Opinion

No, the Iranian oil industry isn’t about to ‘explode’

Iran will likely incur extra costs due to the disruption to output & the oil it can eventually recover from its reservoirs may be lower than otherwise— but that’s a problem for later.

India’s decades-long political truce is over

The constitutional amendment may have fallen Friday, but a reset of regional political representation is very much back on the ruling party’s agenda.

Scrubs is back! Millennial nostalgia drives TV’s reboot boom in America

Adults who grew up with shows on network TV like Malcolm in the Middle are core subscribers of cable & streaming services now, says Los Angeles entertainment lawyer Peter Kaufman.

The Hormuz blockade is a throwdown the US can’t win

Energy blockades are acts of war. If in doubt, recall Pearl Harbor, which took place roughly six months after the US imposed a total oil embargo on Japan. They also take time to work.

Is Trump the President who lost Asia to China?

For at least a decade, developing countries across Asia and Africa have worried about growing dependent on China. They’re concerned about debt traps, coercive policies,...

AI Is hastening the résumé’s demise. Good riddance

The résumé’s usefulness was short-lived at best and should have been replaced with a better way to evaluate job seekers long ago.

India wants to fit into value chains, not own them. MAGA shouldn’t think it’s China

Speaking in New Delhi last week, Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau warned that “we will not make the same mistakes with India that we did with China 20 years ago.”

America is ignoring lessons from Vietnam to Iraq

The least likely outcome of Trump's latest campaign is a stable, peaceful Iran. The most plausible is chaos, and more misery for the Iranians.

A ship attack has shaken Asia’s faith in the US

Why should the US care? Because in the end, as its wrangle with Britain this week should have reminded them, America still needs bases, friendly ports, & overfly rights.

Iran could be a ‘forever war’ if the Kurds join the fight

The US has turned to the Kurds whenever it has needed allies on ground— in Iraq, in Syria, & now perhaps in Iran. Rarely has it worked out well, either for them or the region.

On Camera

India’s real estate will meet the reality of agentic AI

New Delhi: The outsourcing industry, India’s largest white-collar employer, is a juggernaut that has all but stopped moving. The dollar revenue at the top...

Adani’s giant copper plant hits technical setbacks in first year

The 500,000 tonne-per-year plant produced just 94,000 tonnes of refined copper from April 2025 to February this year.

Indian drone tech company ideaForge signs MoU with Japanese firm to develop next-gen AI powered drones

By pairing Indian drone engineering with Japanese semiconductor expertise, the two firms aim to develop more advanced autonomous systems tailored to both defence & commercial use.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.