India

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Business

Ratan Tata, a consequential and beloved figure in Indian business

He reshaped one of India’s most successful conglomerates

Finance & economics

Can markets reduce pollution in India?

An experiment in Gujarat yields impressive results

Asia

Is India’s economy slowing down?

New data highlight old problems

Asia

Has Narendra Modi lost his mojo?

Two state elections suggest that India’s prime minister is no longer such a vote-winner

Asia

India has a unique opportunity to lead in AI

Its development will be unlike China’s or America’s

Business

India’s consumers are changing how they buy

A giant population turns to deliveries

Asia

Has the Quad lost its way?

Critics say the loose coalition is lowering its ambitions

Asia

How India can compete in labour-intensive manufacturing

Lessons from a superstar exporter

Culture

An Indian hijack drama, “IC 814”, dares to portray terrorists as human

By ditching the usual stereotypes it has become a surprise hit on Netflix

Asia

Private tutoring is booming across poorer parts of Asia

Governments are struggling to keep up with an educational arms race

Asia

What does Modi 3.0 look like?

India’s prime minister is 100 days into his third term. It’s not smooth sailing

Business

Why family empires dominate business in India

Their grip on the economy may be starting to weaken—slowly

Asia

Can India’s garments industry benefit from Bangladesh’s turmoil?

Despite the disruption, Bangladesh remains far ahead

Culture

Technology and Hindu nationalism have transformed India

Might the government combine the two in ominous ways?

Asia

Welcome to India, where the streets have four names

Constantly renaming cities, roads and stations is pointless and counterproductive

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