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Right-to-die debate
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 21/01/2019
» Anamika Mishra has been waiting for death for over a decade, saying her health is beyond redemption.
Muslims decry persecution under Indian registration drive
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 03/09/2018
» Haider Ali, 29, has serious issues with a new drive to identify illegal immigrants in India.
Indian 'ghost schools' expose failures of state system
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 21/05/2018
» Perched on a hill and painted snow white, the government primary school in Shuklapur, a small hamlet on the outskirts of Dehradun, the capital of Uttarakhand state, looks majestic.
Lower castes growing more assertive in India
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 07/05/2018
» Sanjay Jatav believes he has won an important battle in the long war against caste-based discrimination in India.
Bitter sweet
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 30/04/2018
» Chaudhary Rakesh Tikait casts his memory back to 1967 as he reflects on the plight of farmers in India.
Nowhere people
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 16/10/2017
» Noor Fatima would prefer jumping into the Yamuna River to being deported to her village in Rakhine province of Myanmar.
Cowed by vigilantes
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 07/08/2017
» Mohammad Ibrar is a worried man. The director of Adiba Leather in Kolkata may have the law on his side when it comes to obtaining cattle for his business. But the people who would supply and transport the animals are still terrified of "cow vigilantes" In India.
Cold war in India
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 24/04/2017
» As the sun begins to scorch the earth and demand for cold foods and drinks is on the rise in India, a cold war has broken out between companies manufacturing ice creams and frozen desserts.
Money mess
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 05/12/2016
» Saurabh Goyal is facing the worst time of his life. The director of BD Green Homes, a New Delhi real estate company, he has not made a single property deal since the government launched its surprise demonetisation campaign.
Thailand on front lines of tobacco control
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 28/11/2016
» Thailand has won praise from a United Nations conference on tobacco control for its success in fighting off legal challenges from the tobacco industry in the last two years.