https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AWeGMr8rJvE/karishma-vaswani RSS for Node Thu, 07 May 2026 17:42:47 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-05-06/prada-has-a-devil-of-a-dilemma-but-so-does-india https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-05-06/prada-has-a-devil-of-a-dilemma-but-so-does-india Wed, 06 May 2026 19:00:18 GMT A shopkeeper holds Kolhapuri sandals, an Indian traditional footwear, at a roadside shop in Mumbai, India, on July 4, 2025. The iconic handmade footwear, native to Maharashtra, draws attention after luxury brand Prada faces criticism for allegedly replicating the Kolhapuri design without proper attribution or credit to its Indian origins, according to a news media report. (Photo by Indranil Aditya/NurPhoto via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-05-03/in-an-age-of-doom-scrolling-asia-s-book-market-is-thriving https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-05-03/in-an-age-of-doom-scrolling-asia-s-book-market-is-thriving Sun, 03 May 2026 19:00:18 GMT People read books at a book store in Shenzhen, China's southern Guangdong province on July 21, 2025. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP) (Photo by ADEK BERRY/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-29/a-battle-of-the-drones-looms-between-china-and-taiwan https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-29/a-battle-of-the-drones-looms-between-china-and-taiwan Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:00:18 GMT BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 03: Armoured vehicles and soldiers are seen during a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Tiananmen Square on September 03, 2025, in Beijing, China. China's Victory Day military parade serves as a powerful display of national pride and military power. This year's parade carries heightened geopolitical weight with the attendance of leaders like Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un and Masoud Pezeshkian, underlining China's diplomatic alliances as it presents itself as an alternative global leader. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-23/get-ready-for-another-summer-of-rage-in-asia https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-23/get-ready-for-another-summer-of-rage-in-asia Thu, 23 Apr 2026 02:00:18 GMT Auto rickshaw drivers hold Pakistan's national flag and shout slogans during an anti-government protest against rising fuel prices triggered by the Middle East war, in Lahore on April 7, 2026. State-run public transport in Pakistan's capital and most populous province will be free for the coming month, officials said on April 3, after the government drastically raised fuel prices due to the Iran war. The announcement came after street protests and long queues of motorcycles at fuel stations triggered by a late-night decision to impose a 42.7-percent rise in the price of petrol to 485 rupees (US$1.74) per litre. (Photo by Arif ALI / AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-21/how-asia-should-deal-with-the-malacca-dilemma https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-21/how-asia-should-deal-with-the-malacca-dilemma Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:00:08 GMT JAKARTA, INDONESIA: Members of Indonesian Special Navy Force patrol near the port in north Jakarta, 15 February 2006. High-seas pirate attacks fell last year amid enhanced vigilance but Iraq emerged for the first time as a new piracy hotspot with the waters off Indonesia remaining the most dangerous in the world, an international watchdog reported. The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) said the total number of piracy attacks worldwide dropped to 276 last year, from 329 in 2004, the lowest number reported to its Piracy Reporting Centre since 1999. Indonesian waters, with almost 30 percent of the world's attacks, were the most treacherous despite a drop in attacks to 79, from 94 the year before. Attacks in the notorious Strait of Malacca also fell significantly to 12, from 38 in 2004, prompting the IMB to credit governments for increased patrols aimed at curbing piracy. AFP PHOTO/ ADEK BERRY (Photo credit should read ADEK BERRY/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-15/the-world-isn-t-ready-for-a-taiwan-strait-shock https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-15/the-world-isn-t-ready-for-a-taiwan-strait-shock Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:00:08 GMT Chinese ships patrol as the People's Liberation Army (PLA) conduct military drills on Pingtan island, in eastern China's Fujian province, the closest point to Taiwan, on December 30, 2025. Taiwan said Tuesday it had detected 130 Chinese military aircraft near the island in a 24-hour period, as China began a second day of live-fire drills. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-13/failed-iran-us-talks-show-limits-of-pakistan-s-peace-push https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-13/failed-iran-us-talks-show-limits-of-pakistan-s-peace-push Mon, 13 Apr 2026 02:30:09 GMT TEHRAN, IRAN - APRIL 12: A view shows a large billboard displayed at Vanak Square in Tehran, Iran, on April 12, 2026. Iranian media reports claim that excessive US demands prevented a framework and agreement in Tehran-Washington talks held in Islamabad. The billboard features messages stating that the Strait of Hormuz will remain under Iranâs control and that Donald Trump failed to achieve results, emphasizing that the straitâs permanent control will stay with Iran. (Photo by Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-08/why-china-is-the-world-s-most-effective-opposition-party https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-08/why-china-is-the-world-s-most-effective-opposition-party Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:00:04 GMT Xi Jinping, China's president, center, Li Qiang, China's premier, right, and Wang Huning, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), left, applaud during the closing session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of People in Beijing, China, on Thursday, March 12, 2026. China adopted a law cementing President Xi Jinping's push to assimilate the country's ethnic minorities, another shift away from Beijing's long-held policy of giving such groups at least symbolic autonomy. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-06/xi-s-outreach-to-taiwan-is-a-warning-to-the-us https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-06/xi-s-outreach-to-taiwan-is-a-warning-to-the-us Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:00:04 GMT BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 30: U.S. President Donald Trump greets Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of a bilateral meeting at Gimhae Air Base on October 30, 2025 in Busan, South Korea. Trump is meeting Xi for the first time since taking office for his second term, following months of growing tension between both countries. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-01/china-can-t-end-the-iran-war-but-it-can-shape-the-endgame https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-01/china-can-t-end-the-iran-war-but-it-can-shape-the-endgame Wed, 01 Apr 2026 18:00:07 GMT A security personnel stands guard as Houthi supporters gather during a rally in solidarity with Iran and Lebanon, amid the US-Israeli war with Iran, in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on March 27, 2026. Abdul Malik al-Houthi, leader of Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi movement, warned on March 26 of a "military response" should the Middle East war require it. The Houthis, a key part of Iran's so-called "axis of resistance", have so far refrained from joining the war sparked by US-Israeli strikes on Iran, which has engulfed much of the region. (Photo by Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-30/why-the-strait-of-hormuz-closure-is-an-asian-crisis https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-30/why-the-strait-of-hormuz-closure-is-an-asian-crisis Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:00:04 GMT Buyers queue for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) at a depot in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Monday, March 16, 2026. India is the second-largest importer of LPG in the world and is suffering acute shortages of the fuel, used in cooking gas and industrial processes. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-18/a-delayed-trump-xi-summit-is-not-all-bad-for-china https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-18/a-delayed-trump-xi-summit-is-not-all-bad-for-china Wed, 18 Mar 2026 19:00:02 GMT Members of the People's Armed Police walk through Tiananmen Square after the closing session of the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, China, on Thursday, March 12, 2026. China adopted a law cementing President Xi Jinping's push to assimilate the country's ethnic minorities, another shift away from Beijing's long-held policy of giving such groups at least symbolic autonomy. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-16/iran-war-south-korea-is-learning-the-hard-truth-about-us-promises https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-16/iran-war-south-korea-is-learning-the-hard-truth-about-us-promises Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:00:02 GMT TOPSHOT - This picture taken on March 4, 2026 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on March 5, 2026 shows a sea-to-surface strategic cruise missile test launch conducted on the destroyer Choe Hyon at an undisclosed location in North Korea. 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(Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-09/why-us-strikes-on-iran-will-harden-north-korea-s-nuclear-resolve https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-09/why-us-strikes-on-iran-will-harden-north-korea-s-nuclear-resolve Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:00:02 GMT People watch a television screen showing a news broadcast with a photo of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un attending the military parade to commemorate the 9th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea, at a railway station in Seoul on February 26, 2026. Kim Jong Un said North Korea could "get along well" with the United States if Washington acknowledges its nuclear status, but dashed hopes of a diplomatic thaw with Seoul, state media reported on February 26. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-04/china-s-defense-budget-is-bigger-than-you-think https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-04/china-s-defense-budget-is-bigger-than-you-think Wed, 04 Mar 2026 21:00:05 GMT BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 03: Armoured vehicles and soldiers are seen during a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Tiananmen Square on September 03, 2025, in Beijing, China. China's Victory Day military parade serves as a powerful display of national pride and military power. This year's parade carries heightened geopolitical weight with the attendance of leaders like Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un and Masoud Pezeshkian, underlining China's diplomatic alliances as it presents itself as an alternative global leader. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-03/regimes-come-and-go-china-s-interests-in-iran-will-endure https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-03/regimes-come-and-go-china-s-interests-in-iran-will-endure Tue, 03 Mar 2026 01:00:18 GMT TEHRAN, IRAN - FEBRUARY 28: Iranians protest against attacks on Iran by Israel and the United States on February 28, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Iran launched a wave of missiles at Israel and regional U.S. military sites in response to today's attacks, in which the U.S. and Israel struck a series of locations across the country. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-25/want-to-counter-china-stop-tariffing-your-friends https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-25/want-to-counter-china-stop-tariffing-your-friends Wed, 25 Feb 2026 20:00:13 GMT SHENZHEN, CHINA - APRIL 12: A Chinese national flag is seen in the foreground with container ships, cranes, and stacked shipping containers at the Yantian International Container Terminal under cloudy skies, on April 12, 2025 in Shenzhen, China. China has imposed a new round of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports, raising duties to 125% in response to the latest escalation by the United States, which increased tariffs on Chinese goods to 145%. The growing trade tensions have further impacted China's export sector, affecting key industries such as logistics, manufacturing, and cross-border e-commerce. The measures are part of Beijing's broader strategy to counter rising economic pressure and defend its trade interests. (Photo by Cheng Xin/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-22/the-new-face-of-extremism-among-asia-s-youth https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-22/the-new-face-of-extremism-among-asia-s-youth Sun, 22 Feb 2026 19:00:02 GMT A young man plays the video game "PCT: Extraction," inspired by Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele's fight against gangs, in San Salvador on April 13, 2023. - The "war" against gangs launched a year ago by President Nayib Bukele is the theme of a new video game where players can join the fight against criminals. (Photo by MARVIN RECINOS / AFP) (Photo by MARVIN RECINOS/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-16/stop-fighting-yesterday-s-battle-on-china-s-belt-and-road https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-16/stop-fighting-yesterday-s-battle-on-china-s-belt-and-road Mon, 16 Feb 2026 19:00:02 GMT China has changed direction.