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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.
Politics by the book
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 20/05/2019
» The Indian election that concluded yesterday -- the results of the six-week voting marathon will be announced on Thursday -- has been fought as much on the ground as in the literary space. Publishers have launched dozens of books on politics and elections since January.
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.
Hindu women pursue equality in matters of death
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 01/10/2018
» When Namita Bhattacharya Kaul, the foster daughter of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, lit his funeral pyre in Delhi in August, she sent a message to Indians at large and Hindu society in particular.
Virtual war
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 26/03/2018
» The battle lines have been drawn. On one side are the massed forces of the Indian government, represented by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), tax authorities and other state agencies, along with public and private-sector banks. On the other side are the proponents of an ever-expanding number of decentralised, stateless virtual currencies.
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.
Partnership paralysed
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 19/06/2017
» The negotiations between Asean and its six partners in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) seem to be going nowhere. The outlook has become so dim that experts fear that unless national leaders call for an end to some forms of protectionism to salvage the agreement, the final document may not yield substantive benefits or may end up leaving out a large market such as India.
Bit Boom
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 05/06/2017
» Akshat Gupta, 27, has become a multimillionaire -- he was only a millionaire earlier -- in the last two and a half months. A medical wholesaler and retailer based in South Delhi, he hopes to have another 700% growth in his fortune by 2030.
GST jumble
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 29/05/2017
» Naseem is a confused man. The owner of two department stores in Ghaziabad, a city just east of Delhi, he is worried that the new Goods and Services Tax (GST) is going to damage his sales.
Recipe for success
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 24/10/2016
» The way to a man's heart is through his stomach, or so the old saying goes, and Vijay Lal Dahot will certainly agree. But he may add that the way through the stomach also leads to a man's purse.