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Indian states sweeten offers to cure rural doctor shortage
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 25/03/2019
» Dr Kapil Annaldewar walked away from his government job last October, 18 months before the end of his mandatory five-year term.
Real estate blues
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 08/01/2018
» Real estate, the second largest employer in the Indian economy, has been hit badly by reforms including demonetisation, the crackdown on "black money", tax changes and new consumer-friendly regulations intended to hold developers more accountable.
Thailand beckons more Indian holidaymakers
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 25/12/2017
» Millions of Indians will soon be heading to foreign shores to ring in the New Year. A large number of them will be landing in Thailand, confirming the status of the Land of Smiles as a favoured destination.
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.
Single screens, multiple pains
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 06/02/2017
» A few decades ago, the family of Mukund Sanghi, a film producer based in Udaipur, owned 20 cinemas in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh states. Over the years 19 of them have closed for various reasons. The only one remaining, the Ashoka in Udaipur, is now run by Fun Cinemas, a brand owned by the international exhibitor Cinépolis.
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.
Mango mismatch
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 08/08/2016
» India and Pakistan have had no shortage of disputes, most notably over territory in Jammu & Kashmir, where tensions run high between the nuclear-armed neighbours.
'Roti Bank' a lifeline in drought-stricken Indian region
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 11/01/2016
» A novel way of feeding the hungry and destitute has emerged in a city in Uttar Pradesh state. Mahoba, located 550 kilometres southeast of New Delhi, is at the heart of Bundelkhand, a region in central India that has endured severe droughts, starvation deaths and malnutrition for several years.
Indian PM ready to make new overtures to Asean
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 23/11/2015
» Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is preparing to outline new proposals to stimulate the "blue ocean" economy through new areas of partnership with Asean when he delivers a major address in Singapore today.
Noodle noose tightens
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 15/06/2015
» After banning nine variants of Maggi noodles, manufactured by the multinational food giant Nestle, for high lead and monosodium glutamate (MSG) levels, the Indian government has launched a war to weed out other non-standardised food products.