The "New" Wife of Narendra Modi
There are many things we take for granted, ranging from the quality of our food and water to the seemingly infinite resources at our disposal used for just about everything else, but something even fewer truly appreciate and very many more simply criticize out right is the insight our media …
India's Battle Against Cancer: A Metastatic Problem
Each year, between 600,000 and 700,000 people in India die of cancer. Several factors contribute to this, including unequal access to health care, overuse of tobacco, and late diagnosis. Less than 1/3 of patients with cancer will survive after diagnosis. If the problem is not dealt with soon, the death …
The IPL Scandal – Corruption within Cricket
When one thinks of the world’s largest democracy, one of the first things one associates with Hindustan is its primary religion – no, not Hinduism or Islam or Sikhism or the variety of other traditional religions that exist within India’s diverse population. Rather, they think of the country’s national religion, …
Lok Sabha Elections Kick Off With Polling in Assam, Tripura: Phase 1
The high-stakes battle in the virtual Presidential-style contest between Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi with a few other regional satraps also in the fray in the Lok Sabha elections began on Monday in six constituencies in two states in the first of the nine-phased polls. Five constituencies in Assam — …
India's Youth Will Determine the 2014 General Election
India has long been identified as the world’s largest democracy, and it’s growing even larger. There are 814 million voters registered to vote in this year’s general elections. That’s 100 million voters more than there were in the 2009 elections, and more voters than the combined populations of the United …
What does India’s future hold under the BJP?
The Congress party has held control over India for over a decade, but the economic development that has been promised time after time has not materialized. As per the most recent poll projections, the Bharitiya Janata Party (BJP) is now predicted to take control of the world’s largest democracy, with …
After Crimea: India, China, and the Ukraine Crisis
Wherever you live, imagine the ties holding you to millions of other people into a cohesive country. It is more than just the same government–would you cease to be connected if a new government was instituted? No–Instead, there is a force, the force of nationalism–the sense of a cohesive identity …
From Bollywood Actor To Political Actor: New Faces On The Political Front
The world’s largest democracy is holding elections, and politicians aren’t the only ones leading the political front. This election season, India has witnessed an increase in film and television personas taking part in the political fun. Faces we have all seen in the news recently include Nagma, Hema Malini, Raj …
Aam Aadmi Party: Catalyst for Change?
With a rapidly growing membership and a remarkably progressive agenda that seeks to upturn many of India’s current, socio-economic-political practices, it is no surprise that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has evoked more than a little interest among the Indian public. Formed in November of 2012 by Arvind Kejriwal, the …
