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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.

Latest articles

When energy gets ‘boring’: Oil and gas guru sees into the future of energy markets

Rystad Energy's founder Jarand Rystad said Singapore could bring down power prices by being the architect of a grid connecting countries in the region.

How Bihar sets the stage for stabilising rocky US-India ties

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters celebrate in Patna, India, on Nov 14.

Inside the mind of Japan’s first woman PM Sanae Takaichi

Our guest expert looks at PM Sanae Takaichi's political approach, as well as her personal side. 

The Prabowo doctrine behind move to honour Suharto

Activists during a protest against former Indonesian President Suharto, who was named a national hero, outside the Ministry of Culture building in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Nov 10.

Heinecke’s a Thai name now, and Minor a major Thai brand

Mr Heinecke, who moved with his parents to Bangkok in the 1960s, became an entrepreneur at age 17.

China hawks should temper hopes over Trump’s muscle flexing at Xi

Chinese leader Xi Jinping's weaponisation of rare earths is a key driver of US President Donald Trump's China policies.

Behind that 100-part bicycle; Asia’s shifting supply chains

In this episode, Ravi speaks with Mridula Iyer (pictured), Asia South Head of Services at Citi, the global financial services firm, on shifts in Asia’s supply chain and how it matters for ordinary people.

T.J.S. George, one of Asian journalism’s most recognised stalwarts, dies at 97

The writer with TJS George (left) in the study of George's Bangalore home in 2023.

Brompton wants you to ride for yourself, and planet Earth

Chief executive Will Butler-Adams said the true measure of Brompton’s success, is not its EBITDA but whether it has contributed to urban freedom, and helped change how people live in cities.

Politics of oil behind that head-scratching Saudi-Pakistan defence deal

A billboard depicting Pakistan’s Army Chief Field Marshal General Asim Munir and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman  in Islamabad in September.