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Biman Mukherji
Senior Correspondent, Asia
Biman Mukherji has more than two decades of reporting and editing experience in Asia, focusing on Indian and Asia business.
Biman Mukherji has more than two decades of reporting and editing experience in Asia, focusing on Indian and Asia business.
Languages Spoken:
English
When completed, the Great Nicobar project would allow India to monitor activities near the Strait of Malacca, a key trade corridor for China.
India’s tech workers helped build Silicon Valley. Now, rising H-1B barriers are sending the next generation elsewhere.
Key Gulf plants have been hit by Iranian missiles, causing a drop in output of the metal used in making solar panels and wind turbines.
Seizing on the UAE’s Opec exit and a new EU trade pact, India’s PM looks to lock-in long-term energy supply and economic dividends.
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The Green Party’s record-breaking gains in UK council elections are a sign voters are taking climate change seriously, analysts say.
Foreign Minister Araghchi seeks the bloc’s backing against US pressure in New Delhi, but India likely to prioritise de-escalation and trade.
The risk of sanctions has fuelled concerns that monetary transfers from migrant workers via banks or other operators could be disrupted.
Experts warn the heat could increase the risk of localised flooding, put pressure on drainage systems and threaten agricultural production.
A Canadian spy report validates New Delhi’s concerns about Sikh extremism, even as it accuses India of foreign interference and espionage.
The pact promises green farming and methane emission cuts, but raises questions over payouts and corporate climate accountability.
The Indian army is looking to green sources for its cooking, vehicles and installations due to surging oil prices.
Narendra Modi’s ruling coalition now controls roughly 70 per cent of India’s state legislatures, giving him a historic grip on power.
Demand for the metal is likely to remain weak, with central banks not expected to cut interest rates for some time due to high energy prices.
While Islamabad continues to push for peace, the war threatens to erode its foreign exchange reserves and make financing harder to secure.
Since opening in 2013, Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport has failed to generate enough revenue to cover even its electricity bills.
New Delhi has to be wary of any move to challenge the US dollar as it seeks to sign an interim trade deal with Washington, analysts say.
Once free of Opec’s production caps, the world’s sixth-largest oil producer plans to flood the market with 5 million barrels a day.
The deal, part of a move to reduce reliance on major powers, will also strengthen India’s hand in trade negotiations with the US, analysts say.
Experts say India is playing ‘steady catch-up’ in boosting undersea surveillance, while Southeast Asian nations’ capabilities differ widely.
The war-driven hike in fossil fuel prices is narrowing the cost gap, making the clean energy alternative look like a good option.
A precarious planting season looms amid suppressed rainfall and soaring fertiliser costs threatening the region’s harvests.
Analysts say the episode reveals how easily military pressure and confusion in Hormuz can affect vessels not meant to be in the line of fire.
From Nepal to Vietnam, soaring fuel costs are making petrol cars a luxury as Asia outpaces Europe in the race to go electric.
At the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey, Lavrov said the foundations of globalisation powered primarily by the US had ‘come to an end’.
Burned by soaring energy prices, Southeast Asian nations are racing to future-proof themselves against the volatility of war.
At the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey, Erdogan also stressed the importance of acting with ‘prudent understanding’ to end the Iran war.
President Tokayev told the Antalya Diplomacy Forum that multilateralism is being undermined as major decisions move outside the UN framework.
Fuel has jumped from 25 per cent of total operating costs for airlines to nearly 45 per cent in a matter of weeks, analysts say.
Success at the Kalpakkam prototype fast breeder reactor will allow India to generate energy using its abundant thorium reserves.
