Biman Mukherji

3 days ago | scmp.com | Biman Mukherji

A surprise decision by Opec+ to accelerate production increases is fuelling hopes of cheaper oil across import-reliant Asia – but analysts warn the move could backfire, with deepening US-China trade tensions and persistent geopolitical uncertainty threatening to suppress demand just as global supply expands. The oil producers’ cartel announced last weekend that it would raise output in June by 411,000 barrels per day, marking its second consecutive monthly increase.

4 days ago | scmp.com | Biman Mukherji

India and Pakistan have agreed to a ceasefire after days of escalating conflict, with optimistic observers on both sides maintaining the agreement even as the risk looms of a flare-up if further militant strikes occur. The ceasefire deal follows weeks of clashes, missile and drone strikes across borders that were triggered by a gun massacre of tourists last month that India blames on Pakistan, which has denied the charges.

5 days ago | scmp.com | Biman Mukherji

Two high-profile visits by Middle East leaders, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Saudi Arabia’s junior Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, to New Delhi this week have highlighted global concerns about escalating India-Pakistan tensions. The tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours came in the wake of the April 22 attack in Pahalgam, Indian-administered Kashmir, in which 26 people were killed.

5 days ago | scmp.com | Biman Mukherji

The “extremely creepy” experience of a female online job applicant in India has underscored growing cases of cyber harassment on the labour market despite strong laws, after the woman said she was questioned about her marital status by a recruiter and asked to send over a photo of herself. She shared her ordeal on Reddit last month, expressing how the encounter left her “disheartened”.

5 days ago | flipboard.com | Biman Mukherji

1 hour agoAmid war cries and triumphalism, empathy, pluralism and our very humanity are slipping away. On the night of May 6, India went to bed. In the morning, we were at war. When I woke up on Wednesday at about 4:30am to use the bathroom, the glow of my phone screen caught my bleary eye. Still half asleep, …