Worker assembles an air conditioner inside the Daikin Industries Ltd. plant at Neemrana in Rajasthan
A worker assembles an air conditioner inside the Daikin Industries Ltd. plant at Neemrana in the desert Indian state of Rajasthan, October 1, 2014. The desert state of Rajasthan, derided as a poverty-stricken laggard, has taken the lead on structural reforms that, their backers argue, could also help Asia's No.3 economy as a whole to attract business and employ a fast-growing workforce. Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has shaken up labor, land and welfare policies with such verve Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a party ally, has even poached her chief of staff and put him in charge of the federal finance ministry. Picture taken October 1, 2014. To match Insight INDIA-RAJASTHAN/ REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (INDIA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS INDUSTRIAL)