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Decisive and diversified
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 24/04/2017
» Many critics wrote off Kumar Mangalam Birla when he took the helm of one of India's leading businesses as a 28-year-old rookie. But the reviews in recent years have been mostly positive for the man who has helped build a conglomerate that is among the world leaders in the fields in which it operates.
New flight path
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 06/06/2016
» Thailand and many other countries in Asia are looking to upgrade their defence capabilities, with the sharp increase in defence budgets over the past decade attesting to greater economic strength as well as rising geopolitical tensions.
SEZ plan isn't progress at all
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 26/01/2015
» Dear Mr Prime Minister,
Pakistan on a dangerous path
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 22/12/2014
» It is not just difficult but impossible to describe the atrocity that took place last week in Pakistan, where the Taliban went on a killing spree at a school in Peshawar.
Don't count Europe out
Business, Umesh Pandey, Published on 09/04/2012
» PHNOM PENH : The European Union, despite the ongoing economic woes of some of its members, is keen to increase its trade and investment into the smaller countries of Asean as it says there is a greater potential for growth in this part of the world.
Out of the comfort zone
Business, Umesh Pandey, Published on 12/03/2012
» Over the last year or so, more Thai companies have started to make their move in regional markets, but despite saturation coverage in the media about regional integration, Thailand remains a relative newcomer in this field.