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Plans take shape for Hindu mega-temple in Ayodhya
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 23/12/2019
» Emboldened by a Supreme Court decision that came down on the side of Hindus, the Indian government is pressing ahead with plans for a major temple complex and tourist attraction at a long-disputed site in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh state.
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.
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.
Fast track to India
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 31/10/2016
» India has made significant strides under Prime Minister Narendra Modi to position itself as more friendly to foreign investment, but the actual process of getting a new business off the ground is still not as smooth as investors or authorities want it to be.
Bimstec outshines BRICS at Indian summit
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 24/10/2016
» The latest summit of the BRICS -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- failed to live up to its hype, while the lesser-known group of South and Southeast Asian countries called Bimstec made a more powerful statement.
India on the rebound
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 13/06/2016
» Riding on huge government spending on infrastructure and the introduction of a series of economic reforms, the Indian economy is showing signs of recovery after a few sluggish quarters.
Banking blues
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 14/03/2016
» The Narendra Modi government has launched a multi-pronged approach to resuscitate the Indian banking sector which has been reeling from a huge increase in non-performing assets (NPAs) in recent years.
India's numbers game
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 15/02/2016
» The world is counting increasingly on growth in India to help offset the economic slowdown being witnessed across Asia and beyond. But concerns are rising about whether lofty expectations can be met in a country where the gap is widening between the rural and urban economies.
India's renewable push
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 30/11/2015
» The Narendra Modi government is working at a frenzied pace to pass regulations to meet its target of generating 175 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy by 2022, as part of India's campaign to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) and combat global warming.