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Modi looks east
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 05/03/2018
» Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be bringing a long to-do list when he touches down in Thailand in early June. It includes joint defence manufacturing, cruise tourism, maritime transport, a possible "white shipping" agreement, highway transport via Myanmar, and strengthening of cultural links, among others.
Indian resistance could spell trouble for RCEP
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 08/01/2018
» India is moving closer to rejecting the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), with a top government official declaring that the proposed 16-country agreement does not fit with the government's "Make in India" campaign.
Golden loophole
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 09/10/2017
» When the American novelist Erin Bowman said "gold makes monsters of men", she probably did not have India's gold traders in mind.
Balancing the scales
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 11/09/2017
» Concerned about India's continuing trade deficit with Asean, parliamentarians are pressing the Delhi government to do more to lift exports and correct the imbalance.
Asean-India summit planned for next Republic Day
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 22/05/2017
» New Delhi is gearing up for a double bonanza on Jan 26 next year when India celebrates its Republic Day. The event will feature the usual spectacular parade of India's military might in the capital, but with some very special guests.
India-Asean engagement deepening in 2017
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 27/03/2017
» India is preparing to help celebrate 25 years of relations with Asean in style with a plethora of meetings, summits, fashion shows, IT events and business fairs in the country and abroad throughout this year.
Thailand on front lines of tobacco control
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 28/11/2016
» Thailand has won praise from a United Nations conference on tobacco control for its success in fighting off legal challenges from the tobacco industry in the last two 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.