Ikat & Paisley
From high fashion to high street shops, Asian- inspired ikat and paisley prints have been prominent in this summer’s collections both for men and women. 1. Scarf from Accessorize, …
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One Revolution One Model
A model tested in the west now applied in the east and in a country with the one of the largest populations in the world, India. It has 74% literacy …
Read MoreSpirit of Social Protest Blooms in Japan’s Hydrangea Revolution
Whilst Japan has a reputation for being a harmonious nation where people passively accept the governmental line, the past century has seen vociferous social activism. Born of frustration at lack …
Read MoreTA TA to TATA ?
Ratan Tata and his Tata Motors Empire have dominated India for several years. his empire in the most populous place in the world is facing challenges as international brands such …
Read MoreMyanmar – the Final Frontier for Mobile Comms
Myanmar-one of the last untapped telco markets. That was the view in a report by analysts Nomura Research earlier this year, which has got international firms hungrily eying the former …
Read MoreAn interview with David Crystal, leading English language expert
Prof. David Crystal (www.davidcrystal.com) is one of the world’s leading experts on the English language. Rakesh Bhanot recently spoke to him about English as the world’s lingua franca et al. …
Read MoreChina Going Organic after Food Safety Scandals
A quiet revolution is taking place in China’s agriculture sector which is likely to be a game changer for its rural economy and a window of opportunity for global brands. …
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State of British Tennis
British tennis is in a woeful state but experts are unsure why the country has not had a champion since Virginia Wade won Wimbledon in 1977 for the women and …
Read MoreLeadership Transition Won’t Alter China’s Course
The anecdote goes that when Chairman Mao Zedong met US President Richard Nixon and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in 1972, Nixon made a somewhat flattering remark: “You have changed …
Read MoreAsian Growth
Whenever the old order yields place to the new there is turbulence in the interim. oday a tottering Euro zone and the fragile US recovery have left Asia shaken and stirred …
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