Biman Mukherji

New Delhi

Senior Correspondent, Asia at South China Morning Post

I write on resources including farms, precious metals and energy for The Wall Street Journal.

Articles

My Take | Can Southeast Asia contain growing threat of cyber scams?

1 day ago | scmp.com | Biman Mukherji

As Southeast Asian leaders focus on navigating trade tariffs and the US-China rivalry, a growing threat to the region’s economic resilience is being largely overlooked: the rise of billion-dollar cyber scam centres operating with impunity. These operations not only endanger financial stability and investor confidence, but are also eroding national sovereignty – all while exploiting the region’s young, tech-savvy populations who are increasingly dependent on digital services.
India projected to accelerate solar power generation as storage costs fall

2 days ago | scmp.com | Biman Mukherji

India’s transition towards a clean energy-based digital economy may have received a boost from a new study showing that the costs of solar power and its storage are now lower than coal-generated electricity used by businesses in the country.
Is a Canada-India reset of ties on hold? Modi’s likely G7 no-show suggests so

3 days ago | scmp.com | Biman Mukherji

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to skip this month’s G7 summit in Canada – the first time in six years that he would miss the gathering – in a move seen by observers as a reflection of ongoing bilateral tensions despite the recent change in government in Ottawa. The June 15–17 meeting of leaders from the Group of Seven advanced economies – Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States – will be held in Kananaskis, Alberta.
Is a Canada-India reset of ties on hold? Modi’s likely G7 no-show suggests so

3 days ago | flipboard.com | Biman Mukherji

NowIndia: Violent bullfight ends in tragedy deadly as 85-year-old falls during desperate attempt to reach safetyKota, India - May 31, 2025 An 85-year-old man tragically lost his life when two bulls clashed near a parked car. As he tried to flee by climbing a nearby shop's stairs, one of the bulls struck him, causing a fatal fall. The incident occurred in Kota district, in northern India’s Rajasthan, on May 31.
Almost 2 billion lives in South Asia at risk from rising snow and glacier melt: report

4 days ago | scmp.com | Biman Mukherji

The lives of nearly 2 billion people in South Asia are at risk as snow and glacier melt across the Himalayas accelerates, aggravated by black carbon pollution from burning biomass and fossil fuels and unsustainable farming, climate experts have warned. Also known as soot, black carbon darkens snow surfaces and absorbs sunlight, causing it to act like a heat lamp and hasten melting.
Asia diversifies from US dollar with Chinese yuan, gold, bitcoin driving change

1 week ago | scmp.com | Biman Mukherji

A growing number of Asian economies are cautiously moving away from the US dollar by creating alternative trade agreements and increasing their investments in assets such as gold and digital currencies – a trend that analysts say signals a longer-term shift toward a more multipolar monetary system.
Is India poised to rival US universities in a global academic shift? - Biman Mukherji

1 week ago | qoshe.com | Biman Mukherji
My Take | Can India and Asia seize ‘historic opportunity’ as US appeal for foreign students wanes?

1 week ago | scmp.com | Biman Mukherji

The recent US decision to pause student visa interviews for enhanced social media vetting has increased anxiety among Asian students, who once viewed American universities as key pathways to global career opportunities. International students have been facing deportations for taking part in political protests to trivial offences such as traffic violations, dimming the allure of the American dream. Cuts to federal research grants have also driven students and academics to seek opportunities abroad.
Is India poised to rival US universities in a global academic shift?

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Biman Mukherji

6 hours agoAfter Rubio seeks to revoke their visas, Chinese students say U.S. resembles the country they left“In China, the government can control education, high schools, colleges, universities. We thought that the USA could be different," one student said.
Yunus’ resignation threat throws Bangladesh election timing into turmoil

1 week ago | scmp.com | Biman Mukherji

Muhammad Yunus’ threat to resign as Bangladesh’s leader unless critical reforms gain traction has cast doubt on the timing of a fresh election, further complicating the nation’s struggle to regain stability following the chaotic fall of the Sheikh Hasina regime. Yunus, who took charge of an interim government in August last year, had pledged sweeping reforms, and free and fair elections. But frustration over the lack of political consensus has reportedly pushed the 84-year-old to the brink.