Indonesia's capital shift to Nusantara reflects its growing strategic, economic power projection ambitions

Nov 05, 2022

Indonesia has changed its capital three times, from Batavia (Jakarta), Bandung, and Yogyakarta to Bukittinggi, back to Jakarta, and finally to Nusantara.

PM Modi outlines 5 priorities in India-Canada ties; Focus on clean energy, critical minerals, AI

Mar 02, 2026

Addressing business leaders, PM Modi said, "To move these shared ambitions forward, I will put some suggestions before you," before detailing sector-specific proposals aimed...

India's Financial Services need to grow 20X to achieve $30 trn GDP by 2047: BCG-FICCI-IBA report

Sep 05, 2024

Despite the robust current state of India's banking system--characterized by high profitability, strong capital adequacy, and low non-performing assets (NPAs)--the sector faces challenges and...

Uyghur deportation puts Thailand-EU trade talks at risk

Apr 02, 2025

Thailand's Committee on Economic Development is assessing the impact of Uyghur deportations on free trade talks with the EU. Officials and business representatives discussed...

US-Japan alliance can play key role in countering China's ambitions, say experts

Dec 08, 2020

Beijing [China], December 8 : The US-Japan alliance could be the ideal starting point for incoming US President-elect Joe Biden's administration to rebuild strategic,...

Global companies signal strong confidence in India at Davos: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Jan 22, 2026

Global confidence in India's growth trajectory and technology ambitions was strongly evident at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, Union Minister...