Ravi Velloor

velloor@sph.com.sg
@RaviVelloor
A 35-year veteran of the trade, he has reported from across Asia, and the US. Formerly Foreign Editor and South Asia Bureau Chief of ST, he is as much at ease with global business and macro-economic 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.

India elections: Modi's 5M magic carries the day for BJP

May 23, 2019, 5:43 pm
Indian kitemaker Jagmohan Kanojia in Amritsar yesterday, displaying a specially made kite with a picture of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on it, to wish him good luck on today's parliamentary election results.

India elections: Nation poised for critical watershed moment

May 23, 2019, 5:00 am

India poised for critical turning point

May 22, 2019, 10:37 am

Speaking Of Asia: What if China does yield?

May 17, 2019, 5:00 am
Mr Bahren Shaari, CEO of Bank of Singapore, believes that the bank can be synonymous with what Singapore Airlines is for the airline industry. This is the standard that the bank has set for itself. If the Republic is to be a wealth management centre,

In Good Company: Bank of Singapore's Bahren Shaari wants to build the SIA of private banking

May 12, 2019, 5:00 am

Asian Insider, May 8: Iran runs out of patience

May 8, 2019, 6:38 pm
An elderly Indian Muslim couple displaying their ink-marked fingers after casting their votes in Chennai on April 18 during the second phase of the Indian elections. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gesturing to supporters as he arrived to file hi

Eye on India: India's Muslim minority feels a chill wind

May 7, 2019, 5:00 am
Indian political leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, with her husband Robert Vadra (on her right) during Mr Rahul Gandhi's nomination for the general elections in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, last month. Mr Rahul Gandhi, president of India's main opposition Cong

Eye on India: Congress seeks southern comfort

May 6, 2019, 5:00 am
Far left: India's marginalised Dalit community members protesting in New Delhi. Left: Ms Fathima Bano, 46, of Phulpur showing The Sunday Times her brand new gas stove. PHOTOS: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, RAVI VELLOOR India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi wa

Eye on India: Last-mile issues could trip Modi in India's heartland

May 5, 2019, 5:00 am
Singapore Pools chief executive Seah Chin Siong says one of his career highlights as head of Singapore Pools was making use of the group's IT resources to help in the digital transformation of charities in Singapore. He will take over as president an

In Good Company: Singapore Pools CEO's new bet is uplifting workers pool

Apr 28, 2019, 5:00 am
A woman praying yesterday at St Sebastian's Church, which was hit in the bomb blasts on Easter Sunday. Islamic outfit National Thowheeth Jama'ath has been fingered as a possible suspect in the attacks.

Sri Lanka explosions: Did global jihad meet local factors?

Apr 23, 2019, 5:00 am

Speaking Of Asia: Japan discovers its Ainu

Apr 19, 2019, 5:00 am

Here comes white jihad, worries shadow warrior

Apr 5, 2019, 5:00 am

Asian Insider April 3: Malaysia’s Najib in court

Apr 3, 2019, 6:15 pm

Asian Insider April 2: Fresh trouble for Boeing

Apr 2, 2019, 6:36 pm
"At Mercer, we say it is time to retire retirement," says Mr David Anderson, 50, who is Mercer's president for international business. "Our social security systems will not be able to afford the longer lifespans we are breeding. It is time to transit

In Good Company: Singaporeans should retire at 70, says Mercer boss

Mar 31, 2019, 5:00 am
Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani (left) last week settled a 5.8 billion rupee (S$114 million) debt owed to Sweden's Ericsson by his younger brother Anil over a telecommunications contract that soured partly because Anil's Reliance Communica

Speaking Of Asia: Ambani feud and the quality of mercy

Mar 29, 2019, 5:00 am

Asian Insider March 22: Boeing knocked by Indonesia’s Garuda

Mar 22, 2019, 5:34 pm

Mr Xi Jinping goes to Europe: Making inroads is a strategic imperative for Beijing

Mar 22, 2019, 5:00 am

Asian Insider March 21: Indonesia’s shifting currents

Mar 21, 2019, 7:02 pm

Asian Insider March 20: Morrison vs Erdogan

Mar 20, 2019, 5:43 pm

Asian Insider March 19: Pricey cities

Mar 19, 2019, 5:43 pm

Asian Insider March 18: Indonesia's election heats up

Mar 18, 2019, 6:07 pm
StanChart group CEO Bill Winters says Temasek, its biggest shareholder, has not asked for a seat on the board. StanChart will continue to fundamentally reorient big parts of its businesses to Singapore, which is in many ways its operational headquart

StanChart lifting off from its winter of discontent

Mar 17, 2019, 5:00 am

Asian Insider March 15: New Zealand’s darkest day

Mar 15, 2019, 6:00 pm