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'Sleeping elephant' awakens
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 20/08/2018
» Umesh Thakur says he has never had it so easy and comfortable. The 30-year-old lentil vendor in Greater Noida, 40 kilometres east of New Delhi, has more than doubled his profits, built a new house, opened a new shop and bought furniture, a deep-freezer and two high-end mobile phones in the last six months.
Indian soldiers mending fences with Mandarin
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 25/09/2017
» If you walk past the border police academy in Mussoorie, a hill station in the northern state of Uttarakhand, don't be surprised if you hear conversations that don't sound anything like Hindi or other languages spoken in India.
In search of snakes
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 27/03/2017
» The profile of snake hunters in India is changing rapidly, with college-going young people and highly educated professionals taking over the job from semi-literate and illiterate traditional, tribal snake catchers.
Modi's new message
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 25/05/2015
» Rattled by repeated opposition assertions that his government is an anti-poor and anti-farmer, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has embarked on a massive publicity blitz to make people aware of the achievements in his first year in office.