South Asia
East Asians, Lat Am want quiet time over partying
Instead of an exciting life, 73% people globally seem to be leaning towards a tranquil lifestyle since the pandemic, says a new study
1 min read30 Sep 2021A remittances crisis facing South Asia
The loss of income due to covid threatens to send remittances down to their worst level ever. This could seriously harm the families of workers, particularly in South Asia, who rely on these economic lifelines, as also their economies. Here are four measures to prevent this.
4 min read7 Aug 2020South Asia coronavirus cases hit 22,000 as Maldives locks down capital
Authorities in the resort islands of the Maldives placed the capital Male under a 14-day lockdownAuthorities have identified a fifth of India's hundreds of districts as red zones with the highest number of cases, including the cities of New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Kolkata and Hyderabad
2 min read17 Apr 2020Why fiscal space is shrinking in South Asia
Developing economies are unable to preserve fiscal space in boom periods which leaves them with little room to address downturns
1 min read3 Feb 2020Diaspora can help boost growth in South Asia, says Teo Chee Hean
Singapore’s coordinating minister for national security Teo Chee Hean stresses on the need to strengthen regional integration
2 min read22 Nov 2019Digital Gurus | 'OTT enabler' Apalya Technologies' COO on industry's future
With the over-the-top services industry quickly expanding in India, Chief Operating Officer of Apalya Technologies, Venugopal Iyengar, comments on the current trends, as well as the possible future, of the industry. Apalya Technologies describes itself as an 'OTT enabler'. The company started with mobile TV and says that it now serves every major telco in South Asia & Middle East.
15 Oct 2019Delhi wary as Beijing eyes expanded role in South Asia
China will ‘always support Nepal in safeguarding its national independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity’, Xi said during his visit to NepalBeijing’s comments on safeguarding the ‘sovereignty’ and ‘territorial integrity’ of countries around India’s periphery are not new, say analysts
1 min read15 Oct 2019Opinion | Tilting at more than windmills in the subcontinent
Given the backdrop, the US would be unwise to turn to Pakistan as a strategic partner
4 min read20 Aug 2019Aavishkaar plans to raise $300 million for South Asia fund
Aavishkaar Group's eighth fund, which is aiming for a first close by end-2019, will consciously avoid India and China and focus on smaller markets of Vietnam, Indonesia, Myanmar and Laos, among others
2 min read5 Nov 2018For South Asian mothers, daughters are worth fighting for
Women's participation in household decision-making and mobility tend to be higher in families with daughters, finds a new study
1 min read18 Oct 2018Wait for it…
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