Just as India showed flickers of progress toward its long-held dream of becoming the world's factory, Washington and Beijing announced a trade "reset" that could derail Delhi's ambitions to replace China as the global manufacturing hub.
Australia's Liberal Party has for the first time chosen a woman as its leader, with Sussan Ley to take over from Peter Dutton after he led the party to a bruising election loss.
This week will be "very critical" for Russia-Ukraine war talks as Washington decides if it is an "endeavour that we want to continue to be involved in", US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.