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Kashmir calculation
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 11/03/2019
» Air strikes by India on alleged terror bases in Pakistan last month may not have hit their targets as claimed, but they have added to the pressure that was already mounting on Islamabad to deal decisively on militants operating from its soil.
Fight to the finish
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 14/01/2019
» Jugal Kishore Vaishnave is dejected. A distributor of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) in Rajasthan, he's threatening to quit the business because his profit margins have shrunk dramatically since the arrival of e-commerce sites and big retail chains. The media business might offer a better chance to make some money, he says.
Faith, fighting and fakery
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 03/07/2017
» It was a chance encounter with Som (last name withheld) that raised the hackles of authorities at a Sikh regiment training centre of the Indian army in Ramgarh, a city in the northeastern state of Jharkhand.
Tough love
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 23/01/2017
» For Mohan Chaturvedi, the first six months of his marriage were like hell. Sexual relations with his wife were a torment because he suffered from premature ejaculation. The three "sex pharmacies" he consulted for a cure fleeced him of the equivalent of 52,400 baht without giving him any respite whatsoever.
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.
India cracks down on abuse of matchmaking websites
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 20/06/2016
» A young man meets a young woman on a matrimonial website. He wins her confidence online and, after promising marriage, asks her to deposit money in his bank account to meet an unspecified "emergency". Another man meets a woman through a matchmaking site, invites her to his home and rapes her.