As India seeks to transform its vast agricultural base into a high-value food processing and export powerhouse, the 40th edition of AAHAR — the country’s flagship food and hospitality trade …
R. Suryamurthy
R. Suryamurthy
R. Suryamurthy is a Contributing Editor at South Asian Herald. He has worked for The Telegraph, The Tribune, and Press Trust of India.
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Five Cubs, One Mother, and a Nation’s Hope: India’s Cheetah Comeback Grows at Kuno
by R. Suryamurthy 5 minutes readThe fragile but steadily unfolding story of the cheetah’s return to India reached another milestone on Monday, as a Namibian female cheetah named Jwala gave birth to five cubs at …
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Nepal’s political landscape appears to be undergoing its most dramatic transformation in decades, as early results from the March 5 parliamentary elections point to a sweeping surge for the reformist …
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Between Sanctions and Supply: India’s Strategic Autonomy Tested in Oil Markets
by R. Suryamurthy 8 minutes readA temporary waiver issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury permitting limited transactions involving Russian oil shipments to India has triggered fresh uncertainty across global energy markets, raising deeper …
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War Clouds Over the Gulf Put Dubai’s $250 Billion Property Market on Watch
by R. Suryamurthy 6 minutes readDubai’s real estate boom — one of the most dramatic post-pandemic property rallies globally — is facing a fresh geopolitical stress test as tensions involving Iran ripple across the Gulf. …
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Oil, Inflation and the Rupee: The Economic Fallout of the West Asia Conflict
by R. Suryamurthy 7 minutes readAs military tensions escalate across West Asia, economists and market strategists are warning that the real shock may be economic rather than military. A sustained disruption to oil flows through …
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Over 1,100 Indian Sailors Trapped as War Chokes the World’s Oil Lifeline
by R. Suryamurthy 6 minutes readSomewhere in the grey waters of the Persian Gulf, a young Indian engineer begins another watch on the deck of a crude oil tanker. The sea is calm. The engines …
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The first explosion sounded, they say, like a door slamming somewhere in the sky. Then came the sirens. In the early hours after coordinated strikes by the United States and …
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Nepal Votes After Revolt: Can the Ballot Deliver What the Streets Demanded?
by R. Suryamurthy 6 minutes readNepal goes to the polls on March 5 under conditions that would test even a settled democracy: a snap election forced by bloodshed, a youth-heavy electorate impatient for change, and …
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Uranium Deal, LNG Push Anchor India–Canada Economic Reset
by R. Suryamurthy 4 minutes readWhen Mark Carney landed in India on February 27, 2026, the visit was less about warmth and more about necessity. It marked the first trip by a Canadian Prime Minister …