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Shot in the foot
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 06/01/2020
» A new citizenship law that the Indian government pushed through the two houses of Parliament early last month continues to cause more trouble than its proponents could ever have imagined.
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RCEP causing rifts in India
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 28/10/2019
» As talks for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) enter their final stages, opposition to the 16-country Asian trade pact is growing among the Hindu nationalist groups that the government counts on for support.
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India and Pakistan fight a common enemy: locusts
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 16/09/2019
» Madho Singh was struck by panic last month when he saw a swarm of locusts on his farm in Barmer district in Rajasthan, about 150 kilometres east of the India-Pakistan border. He immediately alerted a village officer, who put him in touch with the Locust Warning Organisation (LWO).
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Teflon Modi
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 03/06/2019
» When Rahul Gandhi boasted in a television interview in early April that he had "dismantled the prime minister of India" on corruption, it was confirmation that his electoral strategy would revolve around discrediting Narendra Modi over the Rafale deal.
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Kashmir calculation
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 11/03/2019
» Air strikes by India on alleged terror bases in Pakistan last month may not have hit their targets as claimed, but they have added to the pressure that was already mounting on Islamabad to deal decisively on militants operating from its soil.
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Second time around
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 04/12/2017
» Vinita Devi, 23, is a very relieved person these days. Last month she gathered the courage to publicly celebrate her marriage with taxi driver Rakesh Kumar, nearly three years after they first sealed their union in a very quiet civil ceremony.
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Cowed by vigilantes
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 07/08/2017
» Mohammad Ibrar is a worried man. The director of Adiba Leather in Kolkata may have the law on his side when it comes to obtaining cattle for his business. But the people who would supply and transport the animals are still terrified of "cow vigilantes" In India.
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GST jumble
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 29/05/2017
» Naseem is a confused man. The owner of two department stores in Ghaziabad, a city just east of Delhi, he is worried that the new Goods and Services Tax (GST) is going to damage his sales.
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Cold war in India
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 24/04/2017
» As the sun begins to scorch the earth and demand for cold foods and drinks is on the rise in India, a cold war has broken out between companies manufacturing ice creams and frozen desserts.
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Marathon man
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 23/01/2017
» Natarajan Chandrasekaran faces a long road ahead of him as he sets out to restore the reputation and fortunes of India's biggest conglomerate after months of unseemly boardroom infighting.
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