Arjun Kashyap is Deputy Managing Editor and Bangalore Bureau Chief. A business journalist who began his career as a financial analyst, he has journalism degrees from Michigan State University and Columbia University in New York, and an MBA from Mumbai University. He heads the team in Bangalore, India, and manages the IBTimes.com website during the India work day.
What President Trump Will Mean For The World
Donald Trump is a foreign policy wild card with no previous experience.
India’s Village-Driven Internet Revolution
By 2020, as more Indians living in rural hinterlands come online, the internet user base in the country could double to 700 million.
ISIS Claims Yemen Attack That Killed Governor Of Aden
The attack, claimed by ISIS, comes a day after a UN envoy met with the country's president to plan an end to the months-long civil war.
India's GDP Exceeds Estimates To Grow At 7.4% In Q2
The growth exceeded analyst estimates, which had pegged growth for the September quarter to be at 7.3 percent.
Modi’s BJP Loses In Key Indian State
The elections were seen as a referendum on the prime minister’s party, which has been mired in controversy in recent weeks and struggled to push through key reforms.
UK Economy Slows In Third Quarter
The Office for National Statistics released a preliminary estimate of U.K.'s GDP that showed economic growth had slowed to 0.5 percent in the third quarter.
Baseball Great Yogi Berra Dies At 90
The celebrated catcher, three-time MVP and former manager died Tuesday evening.
Syriza Leads By Thin Margin In Greece, Polls Show
The round of elections in Greece Sunday is the country's fifth in six years -- and the third in 2015 alone.
Nepal To Get New Constitution As A Federal Republic
The move has been preceded by bloody protests that have claimed several lives in the past few weeks.
Japan’s Nikkei Climbs To 7-Year High
While Wednesday’s rally was seen as a reversal of Tuesday’s rout, investors continue to look to China for further cues.
European Stocks Lose Early Gains
Stock exchanges across Europe opened higher Wednesday but were unable to hold on to gains, even as Asian markets coped with volatility.
Eurozone Growth Slows Unexpectedly
The European Central Bank called the performance disappointing and expressed concerns of a further hit if the Federal Reserve raised interest rates.
UK National Among 3 Killed In Taliban Suicide Bombing In Kabul
Last week, the Taliban claimed responsibility for an attack on a guest house that claimed the lives of 14 people.
Vatican Canonizes 2 Palestinian Nuns
The move is seen as the Roman Catholic Church’s effort to express support for the small and shrinking number of Christians in the birthplace of the religion.
China Cuts Interest Rates, Again
The cut by China's central bank is its third such move in six months as the country's leadership tries various tacks to spur growth.
Massive Aftershock Rocks Nepal
Neighboring nations and the U.S. have dispatched aid to the country because of the earthquake that triggered the worst-ever disaster on the slopes of Mount Everest.
'My Heart Is Filled With Sadness': AirAsia CEO
AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes took to Twitter to express his feelings as reports emerged of debris and bodies being found in the Java Sea.
Shadow On Seabed Could Be Flight 8501
A body and other objects, suspected to be from the missing plane, are being brought to an Indonesian navy ship, reports say.
Jet Airways Flight Makes Emergency Landing In Kathmandu
There were 131 people on board the Boeing 737 airplane operated by India-based Jet Airways.
Flight QZ 8501 Search To Focus On Waters Around South Borneo
The missing plane is an Airbus A320-200, which was delivered to AirAsia in October 2008, according to Airbus.