South Asia
Nearly a quarter of humanity lives here, and its politics, economy, and climate risk are recalibrating in real time. From India’s technology ambitions to the fragile peace holding a nuclear-armed border, the scale alone makes this impossible to ignore.
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Jun- 2026 -22 JuneCapital
Asia’s biggest ETFs bled $2.5 billion before the rebound
BlackRock's India and Taiwan funds lost a combined $2.5 billion in March 2026 as geopolitical risk overwhelmed earnings, leaving the April bounce resting on a single Trump statement about the…
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21 JunePower
Asia is arming Japan to balance China, not fear it
Defense deals with the Philippines, Australia, and Indonesia signal regional acceptance of Tokyo's military buildup, even as Beijing warns of remilitarization.
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20 JuneCapital
India’s fuel firms swallowed $2.6 billion to shield kitchens from conflict
State-owned oil marketing companies absorbed ₹22,000 crore in losses between March and May 2026, holding domestic LPG prices nearly flat while the global benchmark jumped 46% during West Asia tensions.
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20 JuneTech & AI
An Indian software firm just moved its Asia car code to Hanoi
KPIT Technologies opened a 100-plus engineer hub in Vietnam to tap 1.3 million ICT workers and position itself closer to ASEAN carmakers, diversifying away from China-dependent research bases.
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17 JuneSociety
Half of Korean youth watch anime. Crunchyroll is moving in.
The streamer launches localized services in Taiwan this summer and South Korea later in 2026, betting that fans already fluent in the culture will pay for community over catalogue.
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16 JuneTech & AI
Washington just showed Asia who controls frontier AI
On June 12, the US Commerce Department ordered Anthropic to cut off Claude Fable 5 for every foreign user worldwide, including Singapore—a founding member of the Pax Silica AI alliance—revealing…
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16 JunePower
Sri Lanka became a scam hub by leaving its doors open
Chinese-run networks fleeing Southeast Asian crackdowns have relocated to Colombo, exploiting tourist visas and weak SIM registration to target Western victims with forged investment schemes.
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15 JunePower
Iran and America both claim victory. That’s the problem.
The ceasefire text halts a war that closed the Strait of Hormuz, but Tehran and Washington describe the deal so differently that neither side admits what it conceded.
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14 JuneCapital
India props up South Asia while smaller economies absorb the oil shock
The World Bank forecasts 6.3% regional growth for 2026, but strip India out and the figure drops to 4.0%, leaving Sri Lanka, Maldives, and Bhutan exposed to energy prices and…
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14 JuneTech & AI
Indian workers film their homes to train robots they’ll never afford
Nexxus AI has recruited 400 workers since 2024 to record household chores at INR 250 per hour, creating training data for home robots sold globally while India captures minimal value.
