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Migration mess
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 06/04/2020
» When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day lockdown on March 24, it was aimed at ensuring social distancing and giving authorities time to ramp up facilities including testing kits, hospital beds and ventilators in the fight against the new coronavirus.
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.
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.
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.
$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.
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).
Visitors throng Delhi to trace Gandhi's footsteps
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 08/04/2019
» Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the guiding light of India's freedom struggle against the British Empire, lived in Delhi for only 720 days. But during that brief stay he left his mark on numerous locations that today draw throngs of tourists seeking to follow in his footsteps through the capital.
Hygiene revolution
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 28/01/2019
» The toilets and bathrooms of Sugna, Meenu and Bimla Holliya do not have a speck of dirt and dust, their clean marble tiles sparkling in the sunlight.
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.
'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.