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Gen-Z revolts in South Asia show toppling leaders is just the start

New governments in Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka face test of turning protest wins into real reforms

Rupee set for more chaos as banks unwind $30 billion in arbitrage trades

RBI's clampdown on rupee trades sparks market panic, volatility spikes, and banks scramble to unwind billions in arbitrage positions

Iran conflict threatens to wreck Trump's dream of lower interest rates

Energy shock fuels inflation fears as markets push back rate-cut expectations

Anthropic accidentally releases source code for its popular Claude AI agent

The leak of basic source code - the second slip-up in just a week - triggered a discussion in the community around new revelations of how Anthropic's popular coding agent works

Why closure of Strait of Hormuz leaves Asian nations most vulnerable

Wealthier economies like China, Japan and Singapore, with deep pockets and strategic reserves, can cushion the blow - in the short term at least - but others are more exposed

Zelenskyy urged to curtail Russia energy strikes, proposes truce

"If Russia is ready to stop striking Ukrainian energy, we won't be returning the strikes against their energy," Zelenskyy said

US sees first combat loss of valuable E-3 AWACS jet after Iranian strike

The so-called AWACS plane, which has a rotating radar disc mounted above its fuselage, is used to spot distant threats and direct other combat aircraft

RBI's boldest currency move in years brings rupee only brief relief

The intervention underscores the RBI's shrinking flexibility, as foreign-exchange reserves have shrunk in the first three weeks of March amid efforts to defend the rupee following the Iran conflict

Chinese cargoes signal fuel relief for Asian neighbours despite curbs

China, a major Asian fuel exporter, halted overseas oil product sales, forcing refiners to cancel or renegotiate shipments to prioritise domestic supply

BYD sees EV exports beating target by 15% as overseas demand drives growth

BYD's optimistic export outlook follows disappointing results, including the company's first annual drop in profit in four years even as it toppled Tesla Inc. as the world's top-selling EV maker

Israel approves revised war budget to $222 bn extending reliance on debt

The spending plan, approved by Knesset lawmakers early Monday in a vote of 62 to 55, totals 699 billion shekels ($222 billion) and sets a deficit target of 4.9 per cent of gross domestic product

West Asia war's gas supply shock pushes top consumers back to coal

Gas prices in Europe and Asia have yet to reach 2022 levels, but they have already soared - pricing many emerging economies out, with industrial clients already severely impacted across Asia

Foreigners dump record $12 bn Indian equities amid Iran war, energy crisis

Soaring energy costs have hurt oil-importing Asian peers, but the scale of outflows from India points to already bearish global sentiment

Gold finds footing near $4,500 as West Asia conflict enters fifth week

Bullion recovered some early losses to hold near $4,500 an ounce, showing resilience despite the continued rise in oil prices and downturn in equities

DeepSeek down for 7 hours in biggest outage since debut, services restored

The extended downtime is unusual for a globally used app like DeepSeek, which has for over a year carried the mantle of China's breakthrough artificial intelligence service

Why south Indian states fear they must populate or risk political decline

States fear losing political clout as faster population growth in states like UP, Bihar could tilt parliamentary representation, reshaping India's federal balance and democratic power structure

How a 35-year-old crypto bro helped Pakistan win over Trump world

Led by Bilal Bin Saqib, Pakistan's crypto diplomacy deepens engagement with Trump's inner circle, boosting Islamabad's bid to mediate in US-Iran tensions amid fears of disruption to global energy supp

RBI forces banks to unwind rupee bets, squeezing short sellers amid crisis

Late Friday, the RBI announced new rules capping the open positions banks can hold in the onshore currency market at $100 million at the end of each trading day

Trump claims Iran gave in to US demands, considers seizing Kharg Island

Taking Iran's oil would require a risky military operation involving the invasion and occupation of its main export hub, Kharg Island, which also houses an Iranian naval base

Iranian strikes spread as US troop buildup spurs escalation concern

The arrival of a US amphibious assault group and the entry of Iran-backed Houthi forces heightened fears of escalation as the war entered its second month