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Green shoots of revival seen in Indian economy
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 20/01/2020
» Manish Sharma finally has a smile on his face. The general manager for sales at Competent Automobiles, one of the top Maruti Suzuki dealers in India, Mr Sharma had something to crow about in December.
'Privatisation' debate swirls around Indian Railways
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 04/11/2019
» Indian Railways, the seventh largest employer in the world, is starting to get the private sector more involved in its operations. But don't call it privatisation, says the country's railways minister.
Star-crossed: Indian 'Oscar girls' suddenly unemployed
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 08/07/2019
» Sneha Tanwar and her friend Suman have seen the best and worst of the world in the last four months.
Modi 2.0
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 27/05/2019
» The economic headlines in April and May, the first two months of the Indian financial year, made depressing reading for the governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Jobless growth
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 19/03/2018
» Sumit Kumar, 26, has been out on the street for last two and a half months.
Image problem: Madrasas resist Modi portraits
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 22/01/2018
» Maulana Altaf Hussain Mazahiri is an angry man. The target of his outrage is the government in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, which has issued an order that a portrait of Prime Minister Narendra Modi be displayed in the school he runs.
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.
Marathon man
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 23/01/2017
» Natarajan Chandrasekaran faces a long road ahead of him as he sets out to restore the reputation and fortunes of India's biggest conglomerate after months of unseemly boardroom infighting.
New breed of mobile digital banks emerging in India
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 04/04/2016
» Digital banking is set to take a huge leap in India with half a dozen cellular operators, technology companies and payment service providers planning to introduce mobile banks in the new fiscal year that began on April 1.
Banking blues
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 14/03/2016
» The Narendra Modi government has launched a multi-pronged approach to resuscitate the Indian banking sector which has been reeling from a huge increase in non-performing assets (NPAs) in recent years.