Asia
Another test for Modi 3.0
The Adani scandal takes the shine off Modi’s electoral success
The tycoon’s indictment clouds the prime minister’s prospects
Weekend profile
Priyanka Gandhi: dynastic scion, and hope of India’s opposition
Poised to enter parliament, she may have bigger ambitions than that
A fight over rights
Racial tensions boil over in New Zealand
A controversial bill regarding Maori people punctures its relative harmony
Water woes
The Caspian Sea is shrinking rapidly
This has big implications for Russia, which has come to rely on Central Asian ports
Banyan
Once a free-market pioneer, Sri Lanka takes a leap to the left
A new president with Marxist roots now dominates parliament too
Women in the workforce
The mystery of India’s female labour-force participation rate
A good news story? Maybe
Extra baggage
Why is it so hard for Indians to get a visa?
Outsourcing firms are capitalising on Indians’ misery
Middle-class malaise
The surprising stagnation of Asia’s middle classes
It could shake up everything from profits to politics
No dough
South Australia tries to ban political donations
The state’s government wants to take money out of politics
A shot in the dark
Can the Philippines keep Donald Trump on its side?
As problems escalate in the South China Sea, it may not be well placed to do so
Banyan
How South-East Asia can weather the Trump trade typhoon
The complacent region could use an outside jolt
Wheels and fortune
India is turning into an SUV country
The culture and meaning of cars is changing as the country gets richer