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India in the lead
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 16/03/2015
» As Thailand and other countries in the region feel the pinch of a slowing China, there is a growing consensus that another major economy in the region, India, is rising to the rescue.
Stand up for strolling shoppers
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 23/02/2015
» I hope I don't bore you with another piece related to the lead story of today's Asia Focus, but I have to say that it's high time we all demanded our right to be able to move freely on the footpaths of Bangkok.
A common man for uncommon times
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 16/02/2015
» The past week has been an interesting one, at least in terms of democracy, in the world's largest democratic country, India.
Commodity quick fixes misguided
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 09/02/2015
» Another week goes by and Thailand's farmers are nowhere nearer a better life. The inaction of the government is partly to blame, as it's true that authorities in Thailand have been slower off the mark than some of their regional counterparts.
PTTEP shopping for bargains
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 26/01/2015
» PTT Exploration and Production Plc (PTTEP) says it is on the lookout to spend its $3 billion in cash on hand wisely by possibly acquiring assets at good prices.
SEZ plan isn't progress at all
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 26/01/2015
» Dear Mr Prime Minister,
Let's use oil windfall creatively
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 19/01/2015
» As a consumer I can't complain about the benefits I'm deriving from the continued fall in oil prices. Some of us might even spend some of that money we're saving at the pump, and that will help the economy.
Pakistan on a dangerous path
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 22/12/2014
» It is not just difficult but impossible to describe the atrocity that took place last week in Pakistan, where the Taliban went on a killing spree at a school in Peshawar.
'Not ready' is not the answer
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 15/12/2014
» Forgive me if I don't sound grateful to Finance Minister Sommai Phasee for his candour in expressing his real feelings about the formation of the Asean Economic Community (AEC).
Higher flight path
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 15/12/2014
» Halfway into the 90-minute flight from Bangkok to Ho Chi Minh City, a grey-haired passenger disappears into the cockpit, emerging only after the plane is safely on the ground. It's one of the perks of being the boss of the airline, but the charming and humble Naresh Goyal doesn't make a big deal of it.