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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.
Delhi women want more than free rides to feel safe
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 19/08/2019
» Free rides for women on Delhi Metro trains and public buses are a good move, says Purnima, a regular commuter. But the proposal by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal doesn't go far enough, she says.
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).
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.
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.
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.
India's citizenship debate
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 05/09/2016
» Ramchandra Gadgad recalls how he had to pay three or four times the price of a cup of tea that ordinarily cost the equivalent of six baht for other patrons of stalls in and around his town.
One tax to rule them all
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 06/07/2015
» The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is moving steadily toward introducing India's single biggest indirect tax reform since independence. A proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) would be the centrepiece of an integrated, comprehensive, IT-based and seamless tax regime replacing 17 taxes by April 1 next year.
Double-edged sword
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 16/03/2015
» India's new Land Acquisition Bill, which has passed its first hurdle in Parliament, is likely to increase property prices further in the country.