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Virtual war
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 26/03/2018
» The battle lines have been drawn. On one side are the massed forces of the Indian government, represented by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), tax authorities and other state agencies, along with public and private-sector banks. On the other side are the proponents of an ever-expanding number of decentralised, stateless virtual currencies.
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Bloom and doom
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 02/04/2018
» When the American poet Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "The earth laughs in flowers", he didn't have the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand in mind. But the premature blooming of rhododendrons in parts of the Indian Himalayan region is putting frowns on the faces of scientists, who believe it could be linked to climate change.
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Jobless growth
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 19/03/2018
» Sumit Kumar, 26, has been out on the street for last two and a half months.
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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.
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All religions under one roof in hospital prayer room
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 19/02/2018
» Every time Prakash Singh gets stressed about the condition of his brother-in-law Harbansh Singh, he leaves the visitors' waiting area in the hospital and goes into a prayer room where he can share his feelings with Waheguru (God).
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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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Nowhere people
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 16/10/2017
» Noor Fatima would prefer jumping into the Yamuna River to being deported to her village in Rakhine province of Myanmar.
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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.
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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.
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Bit Boom
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 05/06/2017
» Akshat Gupta, 27, has become a multimillionaire -- he was only a millionaire earlier -- in the last two and a half months. A medical wholesaler and retailer based in South Delhi, he hopes to have another 700% growth in his fortune by 2030.
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