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Ravi Velloor

Senior Columnist

A 35-year veteran of the trade, Ravi has reported from across Asia and the US. Formerly foreign editor and South Asia bureau chief of The Straits Times, he is as much at ease with global business and macroeconomic issues as he is with diplomacy and international politics. A Jefferson Fellow, Ravi previously worked with Bloomberg News, Time Warner magazines and Agence France-Presse.

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Putin, Trump just gave Japan more reasons to go nuclear

Russian leader Vladimir Putin visiting a fish processing plant on Iturup, one of the islands that Japan also claims as its territory.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin visiting a fish processing plant on Iturup, one of the islands that Japan also claims as its territory.

Jobs aren’t being lost so much as they’re changing: Top HR company CEO Prising

ManpowerGroup chairman and chief executive Jonas Prising says that as companies augment and change their value creation chain with artificial intelligence, workers will need to adapt.
ManpowerGroup chairman and chief executive Jonas Prising says that as companies augment and change their value creation chain with artificial intelligence, workers will need to adapt.

China’s economy has a big problem: Who will keep buying?

Mecca defence accord underscores West Asia’s shifting geopolitical sands

(From left) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Mecca on Aug 7.
(From left) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Mecca on Aug 7.

SIA is right to stay on course despite turbulence over Air India losses

Air India’s losses have raised questions as to the extent SIA is prepared to hold on to its stake in the Indian carrier.
Air India’s losses have raised questions as to the extent SIA is prepared to hold on to its stake in the Indian carrier.

Army of young turning from dividend to drag for India’s ruling party

Cockroach Janta Party supporters celebrating in Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, after the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on July 25.
Cockroach Janta Party supporters celebrating in Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, after the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on July 25.

Asia isn’t waiting for America to quit its Iran distraction

(From left) Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, India’s Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in New Delhi, India, on May 26.
(From left) Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, India’s Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in New Delhi, India, on May 26.

Why it makes sense for Trump to back off on Iran, for now

Iran – and particularly the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps that now seems to run much of the show -- seems anything but cowed by the US aggression. 
Iran – and particularly the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps that now seems to run much of the show -- seems anything but cowed by the US aggression. 

‘If someone needs a million drones, we must be able to deliver’: Weapons maker Saab’s CEO

Ukraine has underscored the need to adapt tactically and technologically at speed, with decentralised decision-making and close partnership between end users and the industry, says Saab CEO Micael Johansson.
Ukraine has underscored the need to adapt tactically and technologically at speed, with decentralised decision-making and close partnership between end users and the industry, says Saab CEO Micael Johansson.

Second China Shock? Wait till you see Version 3.0

Many countries are struggling to cope with China’s prowess in manufacturing. Now, it is poised to become a significant player in the services sector.
Many countries are struggling to cope with China’s prowess in manufacturing. Now, it is poised to become a significant player in the services sector.

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