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India overhauling labour laws
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 08/06/2020
» Sidharth Nath Singh has been smiling from ear to ear since the German footwear brand Von Wellx announced on May 19 that it would be shifting its production from China to Agra in India.
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.
Trade trouble: GSP loss sours India-US relations
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 24/06/2019
» When Ajay Thakur heard that India would be losing preferential trade treatment from the United States under its Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), he took the bad news in stride.
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).
Farewell to the Jet set
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 29/04/2019
» Sana Thomas doesn't know how she is going to make her next mortgage payment and take care of her parents.
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.
Right-to-die debate
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 21/01/2019
» Anamika Mishra has been waiting for death for over a decade, saying her health is beyond redemption.
Fight to the finish
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 14/01/2019
» Jugal Kishore Vaishnave is dejected. A distributor of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) in Rajasthan, he's threatening to quit the business because his profit margins have shrunk dramatically since the arrival of e-commerce sites and big retail chains. The media business might offer a better chance to make some money, he says.
'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.
Movies go mobile
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 15/10/2018
» There is no cinema in the town where Mohammad Rafiq lives, but that hasn't stopped him from seeing most of the new Hindi screen hits released in the last two months.