Major power players in India’s PM competition Gandhi and Modi looking set to face off nationally
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PM Singh and India’s Sonia Gandhi Contest Elections
Powerful Congress party still running scared as Singh and India’s Sonia Gandhi contest election
Ruling Party Wins Indian Coalition Partner Reprieve
Growing democracy finding economic headwinds but Indian coalition partner reprieve support changes
India’s Powerful Tamils Seek Sri Lanka Embargo
Democratic India and Sri Lanka dictatorship in constant tension with call for Sri Lanka embargo
Indian Economic Reforms in Jeopardy as Party Balks
Ruling party alliance with Tamil state ended over Sri Lanka as Indian economic reforms in jeopardy
India Ruling Party Loses Major Coalition Partner
Tamils fed up on lack of action on Sri Lanka as India ruling party loses major coalition partner
Start of Program Handing Land to India’s Rural Poor
World’s biggest democracy has among world’s worst poverty rates but is experimenting with new programs like handing land to India’s rural poor directly
How Democratic India’s Caste System Really Works
This essay argues that the premise of Brahmanical superiority is not sufficient to explain observations of the caste system in the world’s biggest democracy, India.
Creating Government Bank Designed for Indian Women
Government has been helping the poor but new bank designed for Indian women will focus specifically on their particular issues with many who still often struggle for basics
Sweeping India Government Economic Reform Steam Ahead
Economy has slowed while India government economic reforms have stalled amid fierce opposition