News Analysis The hypersonic missile is the holy grail of the kinetic-kill weapons system. The appeal of such a powerful, supposedly unstoppable weapon is obvious and not lost on the West’s adversaries. It is China, however, that is driving most of the recent concerns over a hypersonics arms race. Traveling at a speed of anywhere…
China Is Upping the Game in Hypersonic Weapons
October 21, 2021
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46 Dead After Heavy Rains, Landslides in Northern India
LUCKNOW, India—At least 46 people have died and several are missing after floods triggered by heavy rains hit the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, officials said Wednesday. Rescuers worked through the night to retrieve bodies stuck in debris and to evacuate those in vulnerable areas, said S.A. Murugeshan, secretary of the state’s disaster management. On…
Over 180 People Killed After Heavy Rains in Nepal and India
KATHMANDU, Nepal—Floods and landslides triggered by days of torrential rains have killed at least 99 people in Nepal since Monday, officials said. In neighboring India, heavy downpours this week have also wreaked havoc, killing at least 88 people, while flooding roads, destroying bridges and causing landslides that washed away several homes. Police in Nepal said…
A Middle East ‘Quad’ Begins to Develop
NEW DELHI—First there was a quadrilateral security alliance or “quad” between the United States, India, Japan, and Australia in the Indo-Pacific. Now there’s buzz about a Middle East quad between the United States, India, Israel, and the UAE. What has been described as a “preliminary” and informal meeting between the foreign ministers of the four…
More Than 100 Killed as Floods, Landslides Devastate Nepal, India
Post-monsoon rainfall has triggered landslides and flash floods in Nepal, killing at least 77 people over the last few days as rescuers on Wednesday recovered more than 30 bodies, authorities said. Twenty-four deaths have been reported in the Panchthar district of east Nepal bordering India, 13 in neighboring, and 12 in Doti in west Nepal, interior…
Bhutan-China Agree to Expedite Border Talks. Experts Say Bhutan Needs to Be Cautious
NEW DELHI—The foreign ministers of Bhutan and China signed an agreement to expedite their border talks on Oct. 14. China foreign policy analysts said that Bhutan should be cautious as any conclusory agreement could end up just being on paper, while China will most likely continue with its salami-slicing tactics. The border talks are also…
6 Fighters, 2 Workers Killed in Violence in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India—Assailants fatally shot two non-local workers in two targeted attacks in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Saturday night, police said, days after five people were killed in a similar fashion in the disputed region. The killing comes hours after police said government forces killed four suspected militants in the last 24 hours and claimed three of…
The Road to the India of Tomorrow
With 7,000 km (4,350 miles) of coasts along the Indian Ocean, India is a continent in and of itself. We travel across some of its most important states: West Bengal, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka. From Calcutta to Bangalore, we meet those helping to build the route to the India of tomorrow, to discover…
Sen. Warren Urges Amazon Breakup, India Retailers Want Probe
October 15, 2021
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NEW DELHI—Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) called for breaking up Amazon.com Inc. and Indian retailers demanded a government probe of the company after a Reuters investigation showed the e-commerce giant had copied products and rigged search results in India. The Reuters report reviewing thousands of internal Amazon documents, found that the U.S. company ran a systematic…
Oil Falls on Concerns of Faltering Economic Growth to Hit Demand
October 13, 2021
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LONDON—Oil prices edged down on Wednesday on concerns that oil demand growth will fall as major economies suffer through inflation and supply chain issues though surging prices for power generation fuel such as coal and natural gas limited losses. Brent crude futures fell 24 cents, or 0.2 percent, to $83.18 a barrel at 0830 GMT….
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