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Thailand calling
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 07/10/2019
» Anurag Gupta and his friends -- Kanan Tagger of Jammu, Mohit Thakur of Shimla, Shriyansh Gupta of Mumbai and Abhishek Sharma of New Delhi -- had only one destination in mind when they discussed a destination for a bachelor party.
Teflon Modi
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 03/06/2019
» When Rahul Gandhi boasted in a television interview in early April that he had "dismantled the prime minister of India" on corruption, it was confirmation that his electoral strategy would revolve around discrediting Narendra Modi over the Rafale deal.
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.
Journalists under increasing attack in India
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 30/10/2017
» Deeksha Sharma was scared and baffled at the same time when she received a death threat on her WhatsApp messaging account on Sept 16.
Nowhere people
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 16/10/2017
» Noor Fatima would prefer jumping into the Yamuna River to being deported to her village in Rakhine province of Myanmar.
Tough love
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 23/01/2017
» For Mohan Chaturvedi, the first six months of his marriage were like hell. Sexual relations with his wife were a torment because he suffered from premature ejaculation. The three "sex pharmacies" he consulted for a cure fleeced him of the equivalent of 52,400 baht without giving him any respite whatsoever.
Delhi gasps for answers to pollution scourge
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 21/11/2016
» When Akkarat Bunyasam, a young visitor from Thailand, landed in India's national capital on Nov 6 he was shocked beyond words.
One-man brand
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 03/10/2016
» An unlikely candidate has emerged to take the wind out of sails of multinationals and established Indian companies selling consumer goods and is threatening to rewrite the rules of business in the market.
Connected at last
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 16/05/2016
» There are dark circles under his eyes. His smile displays teeth stained by constant chewing of betel leaves. His vest hangs out from under his shirt along with an evident paunch. Open buttons under the collar expose a gold chain he proudly flaunts.
Shooting stars
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 22/02/2016
» Led by a pair of elderly housewives, hundreds of girls in a region of northern India notorious for honour killings and bias against girl children have thrown off their veils and picked up the gun.