Vasudevan Sridharan
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India’s medicine makers in logistical ‘mess’ as coronavirus crisis disrupts pharmaceutical supply chain
World’s largest provider of generic drugs is seeing its pharmaceutical companies stagger shifts as Indian workers fall ill and shipments of crucial supplies from China are delayed. → Read More
Coronavirus: India invites scepticism as it sticks by hydroxychloroquine, Covid-19 'treatment' backed by Trump
The Indian Council of Medical Research insists the drug is useful as a preventive measure. Sceptics point out the country is the world’s largest manufacturer. → Read More
Baby ban: how India’s strict new surrogacy law is practically prohibition
In India, commercial surrogacy is big business. A surrogate mother can earn anywhere between 400,000 and 1.2 million rupees (US$5,628-16,885) per birth, depending on the clinic she attends and its location, while the industry as a whole is worth billions of US dollars. ... → Read More
India bolsters defence on border with China by building 44 new roads
India will spend US$2.9 billion on 44 roads close to its border with China, to ensure quick mobilisation of troops in the event of conflict, according to a government document. ... → Read More
Why Trump’s visa plans mean desperate housewives in India
Trump’s plan to overhaul the US visa system won’t just turn the screw on India’s IT workers. The dependents of even successful applicants may lose the right to work – reviving the days of the ‘involuntary housewife visa’ → Read More
Should India credit Modi’s demonetisation for digital boom?
Indians are still reeling from their leader’s decision to remove high denomination bank notes from circulation But two years on, he’s claiming glory, crediting the move for boosting digital payments → Read More
India protests against China-Pakistan luxury bus route for ‘violating sovereignty’ in contested Kashmir
India has lodged protests with China and Pakistan over a new bus service from Xinjiang to Lahore, saying it passes through the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir, violating its sovereignty. ... → Read More
India has world’s largest statue, but satisfying Modi’s ego still a tall order
Construction is twice as high as Statue of Liberty. Criticism includes a campaign of letters written in blood from tribal people displaced by the project. The US$403 million statue is seen as another bid from Modi to unseat the legacy of India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru → Read More
In Ayodhya, a centuries-old Hindu-Muslim dispute that can still sway Indian elections
The Ram Janmabhoomi temple is at the heart of a bitter political and legal dispute that has seen temples razed and thousands killed. The legal battle between Hindus and Muslims over the site began in 1885 and is ongoing today → Read More
What Rajapaksa’s return means for China-India tug of war over Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena came to power on an anti-China agenda, but his ousting of prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in favour of the former strongman leader suggests a shift in position → Read More
India’s Sikkim airport borders China in sign of Modi’s intent
The Pakyong airport in the northeastern state provides strategic advantage in the region – but also underlines the Modi administration’s desire to cement its bond with the rest of the country → Read More
Iran’s India-operated Chabahar port in limbo due to US sanctions and regional security issues
India has already committed significant political and diplomatic resources to the Chabahar port, which it hopes will counter Pakistan’s China-backed Gwadar port → Read More
US aircraft carrier Carl Vinson makes historic port call in Vietnam
This is the first time in nearly four decades a US aircraft carrier is visiting Vietnam since the war ended in 1975. → Read More
South Korea sending high-ranking delegation including spy chief to Pyongyang
Seoul's gesture comes after successful sports diplomacy during the Olympic games in which North Korean players took part. → Read More
Donald Trump on Xi Jinping's power grab: 'I think it's great'
US President Trump made the controversial remarks during a closed-door session during a Republican donors conference in Florida. → Read More
US urged to create 'right conditions' for talks with North Korea
A pro-North Korea paper says the US must "give up its reckless hostile policy". → Read More
Japan has no right to claim the issue of 'comfort women' is settled, says South Korean president
"The issue of a crime against humanity committed in time of war cannot be closed with just a word," said Moon Jae-in. → Read More
Do you feel like killing Isis militants? Hezbollah just released a video game for that
Lebanon's Hezbollah produced a video game simulating the battlefields of Syria and allowing users to launch attacks on the Islamic State. → Read More
Will there be another 'positive shock' as Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri visits Saudi Arabia?
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri is in Saudi Arabia for the first time since his dramatic resignation from Riyadh in November last year. → Read More
Will the Thai ruler keep his promise of conducting elections at least this time?
Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha has now promised to hold election no later than February 2019. → Read More