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(L to R) Kahani and Kunal Merchant from Indo Warehouse, a record label from New York City, at Soho House. 15JAN25 SCMP / Jonathan Wong
Music

Playing at Coachella, EDM duo Indo Warehouse spotlight South Asian culture

In Hong Kong last month, the Indian-American DJs behind Indo Warehouse talk about weaving their cultural heritage into their music.

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United States

South Asia after USAID: can India rise to the challenge?

Religion

18 dead in India stampede to catch trains to Hindu mega-festival

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US-India relations

Trump’s tough talk with Modi on tariffs signals India is not off the hook

During the two leaders’ meeting in Washington, Narendra Modi calls for a rise in trade between India and the US to US$500 billion by 2030.

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US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a press conference in the White House on Thursday. Photo: dpa
Crime

Outrage in India as jilted man threatens to set woman on fire after rejection

Incident in Telangana highlights the rising extreme violence against women in the country.

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Narendra Modi

My Take | India’s Congress needs to change course or face oblivion

A string of defeats in state elections to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party shows that Congress and its allies have lost their way.

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Brics

Brics summit to tackle AI governance, global health and financial reform: Brazil

Note from bloc’s chair this year reflects plan to promote equitable global governance rather than control by ‘just big corporations’.

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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will lead the next annual Brics summit in July. Photo: Reuters
Donald Trump

Trump unveils reciprocal blanket tariffs review of all major US trading partners

US president cites unfair duties imposed by other countries on American goods, marking further escalation towards a global trade war.

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US-India relations

Trump meets Modi, says he hopes US, China, India, Russia can all ‘get along’

Bilateral talks yield trade commitments and promises on F-35 jets, as well as praise for the Quad partnership.

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Alibaba

Chinese apps are slowly returning to India 5 years after border clash

Apps including Alibaba’s Youku streaming platform and Tencent’s hit PUBG Mobile have returned under new names amid a thaw in China-India relations.

Shein’s return to India comes amid a thaw in relations with China after a deal for patrolling the Himalayan border. Photo: Reuters
The Philippines

Can Manila’s submarine plan challenge Beijing’s South China Sea dominance?

Manila’s plan to acquire submarines and BrahMos missiles aims to counter Beijing’s South China Sea activities, but faces challenges in funding and readiness.

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General Romeo Brawner Jnr ( 2nd from right), Armed Forces of the Philippines chief, listens to an underwater drone explanation of an exhibitor at the 5th Asian Defence and Security Exhibition in Manila last year. Photo: Jeoffrey Maitem
China energy security

China hedges its energy bets as Russia pipeline plan remains on hold

The controversial Power of Siberia 2 pipeline seems less likely to commence after China spent 2024 diversifying its energy imports.

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South China Sea

Manila uses ‘transparency initiative’ to offset Beijing’s South China Sea moves

As Philippine Coast Guard deals with larger Chinese vessels, recording and publicising aggressive tactics helps in battle over narrative.

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Fame and celebrity

Who is Priyanka Chopra’s younger brother Siddharth Chopra?

Third-time-lucky in love and seven years younger than his famous sister, Siddharth Chopra worked in hospitality and now runs Priyanka’s production house, Purple Pebble Pictures.

Priyanka Chopra (second right) with husband Nick Jonas at her brother Siddharth Chopra’s wedding to Neelam Upadhyaya. Photo: @priyankachopra/Instagram
The Philippines

Philippines to buy India’s BrahMos missiles, ‘dream’ submarines to counter China

This move comes amid escalating tensions between Manila and Beijing, with the Philippines observing an increase in Chinese vessels within its maritime zone.

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A soldier salutes from a Brahmos Weapon system during a Republic Day parade in New Delhi on January 26, 2021. Photo: AFP
Malaysia

Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur airport targeted by exotic animal traffickers: watchdog

Malaysian authorities seized over 74,000 animals and 194 tonnes of wildlife parts from 2014 to 2023, according to wildlife watchdog Traffic.

Crime

Salman Rushdie faces his accused stabber in New York courtroom

The hearing is the first time the writer and Hadi Matar, who allegedly tried to kill him, have been in the same space since the knife attack.

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China-India relations

Indian PM Modi’s Washington trip hopes to exploit strained US-China relationship

In two-day visit, Modi will try to resume good ties with US President Donald Trump and ‘the China thread will weave through the meeting’.

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US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi embrace while delivering joint statements in the Rose Garden, June 26, 2017. Photo: Reuters
Narendra Modi

Outrage in India over ‘inhumane’ US deportation of undocumented migrants

The incident has been condemned by Indian opposition politicians ahead of a meeting between Narendra Modi and Donald Trump in Washington.

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Disease

From India to the Philippines, viral HMPV clickbait stokes anti-China rhetoric

China’s HMPV cases were ‘within the expected range’, according to the WHO. But that hasn’t stopped the falsehoods and fearmongering.

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Ed Sheeran

Ed Sheeran ‘unplugged’ in India

The singer-songwriter later posted on social media that he had received permission to perform

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Donald Trump

India fears impact of Trump’s Iran sanctions on Chabahar port

As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi lands in Washington this week, a US$370 million question looms over his visit.

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Chabahar port. New Delhi entered an agreement with Tehran in 2016 to develop the port in southeastern Iran. Photo: Handout
Food and Drinks

Holy places Christian, Buddhist, Jewish and Sikh inspire cookbook

From Asia to Europe, Africa, US and Canada, a food writer toured the kitchens of Buddhist and Catholic monasteries, a synagogue and gurdwara.

France

France in ‘active talks’ to buy Indian rocket launcher systems

The domestically made Pinaka rocket system with a range of up to 90km was shown to a French delegation in India around three months ago.

Narendra Modi

Modi cements national dominance after beating AAP in Delhi state election

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party has reclaimed power in the Delhi state after 27 years.

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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks after BJP emerged victorious in the Delhi state assembly election. Photo: EPA-EFE
Icons and Influencers

Designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee is on a mission to reclaim cultural heritage

Rejecting seasonal trends, he is challenging Western perceptions and promoting Indian craftsmanship, fuelled by the Aditya Birla Group’s investment in his brand.

Sabyasachi Mukherjee at the Sabyasachi 25th anniversary show in Mumbai on January 25. Photo: Handout
Ed Sheeran

Police in India shut down Ed Sheeran’s impromptu street concert

Footage showed a policeman walking up to Sheeran as he was singing and unplugging his microphone, as onlookers jeered.

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14th Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama’s brother, architect of talks with China, dies at 97

Gyalo Thondup began discussions between Dharamsala and Beijing in 1979, in a departure from his earlier approach of armed struggle.

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