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RCEP causing rifts in India
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 28/10/2019
» As talks for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) enter their final stages, opposition to the 16-country Asian trade pact is growing among the Hindu nationalist groups that the government counts on for support.
$5-trillion question: Can Modi hit his economic target?
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 12/08/2019
» One hundred trillion rupees (US$1.4 trillion) for highways, railways, airports, waterways, crop storage and digital infrastructure; 20 million new houses; 125,000 kilometres of roads; a reduction in fuel imports by 5-6 trillion rupees as solar power and e-vehicles take hold … the Indian government has a very ambitious to-do list.
Campaign trail blues
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 13/05/2019
» Rajesh Agarwal recalls the 1980s with fond nostalgia. Whenever Indians went to the polls back then, business was brisk for the co-owner of Chhagan Lal & Sons, an international promotional merchandise company based in Jaipur.
Smartphone supremacy
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 22/04/2019
» Up until three years ago, Gaurav Singh Chauhan used to sell 15 or 20 Micromax mobile phones in a day. Now he considers himself lucky if he can sell one unit a month of the Indian-made handsets.
Uttar Pradesh tanneries feeling unwelcome, ready to move
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 25/02/2019
» Firoz Alam is feeling victimised these days. The owner of a small tannery in Kanpur, he and dozens of others have been forced to close because of concerns that their operations are polluting the Ganges River in Uttar Pradesh.
'Brand Modi' to the rescue?
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 07/01/2019
» In the face of a strong challenge from the Congress-led opposition, India's governing party is preparing to unleash the charisma of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to win a second term in the general election this year.
'Sleeping elephant' awakens
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 20/08/2018
» Umesh Thakur says he has never had it so easy and comfortable. The 30-year-old lentil vendor in Greater Noida, 40 kilometres east of New Delhi, has more than doubled his profits, built a new house, opened a new shop and bought furniture, a deep-freezer and two high-end mobile phones in the last six months.
Political consultants raising the bar in India
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 28/05/2018
» Political research and analysis, designing and planning campaigns, training and managing election workers, data mining, digital outreach and helplines for voters, producing campaign videos -- you name it and Manish Jha does it.
Lower castes growing more assertive in India
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 07/05/2018
» Sanjay Jatav believes he has won an important battle in the long war against caste-based discrimination in India.
Unsocial media: religious insults spread online in India
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 20/11/2017
» Iqbal Jaildar has had his hands full in the last two months. The head of the panchayat (local council) in Bichhor, a village 90 kilometres south of Delhi, he has been busy defusing communal tension triggered by offensive social media posts by both Hindu and Muslim young people.