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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.
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.
Congress comeback
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 04/03/2019
» Rangnath Tiwari says he is seriously considering switching his vote back to the Congress party during India's general elections in May.
Can Modi repeat?
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 24/09/2018
» A day is a long time in politics, so they say. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been in power for four years and four months, and his day of reckoning with the voters is still seven months away.
Noodle noose tightens
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 15/06/2015
» After banning nine variants of Maggi noodles, manufactured by the multinational food giant Nestle, for high lead and monosodium glutamate (MSG) levels, the Indian government has launched a war to weed out other non-standardised food products.