PM Modi and India's New Foreign Policy
Background The election of Narendra Modi marks a change, if not total reversal, of Indian foreign policy that we had seen under UPA I and II. The new focus is business and how India can better use its resources and human capital to lift more people out of poverty. This new business-centric …
Gujarat Riots Remembered as Modi Steps In
On May 26th, India’s new prime minister was officially sworn in. Mr. Narendra Modi won this year’s elections with an overwhelming majority of the votes. There are high hopes for the new leader, but there is a fair amount of doubt within the masses. Religious minorities, especially Muslims, are skeptical …
New Prime Minister, New Cabinet: A Dream of a New India
Narendra Damodar Modi, 63, took oath as India’s Prime Minister on Monday evening, ringing in a new era of governance for the world’s largest democracy. Almost 4,000 people were present at the ceremony held in the forecourt of the magnificent Rashtrapati Bhavan. Lakhs more, including Mr Modi’s mother, watched on …
Modi and the US: A Match Not Exactly Made in Heaven
With the landslide victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its new Prime Minister, Narendra Modi in India’s sixteenth general election this year, the country can expect many changes in both domestic and foreign affairs. International relations with many countries, especially the United States, can be expected to change. …
EC Raids BJP Office On Poll Eve
A face-off between the Election Commission and the BJP ended after a day-long drama and protests in the high-profile Varanasi parliamentary constituency. The EC raided the saffron party’s regional office in Gulab Bagh in Varanasi and seized campaign material which was returned in the evening. The EC raided the BJP …
Indo-American Relations: A Bright Future or a Rapid Decline?
Bilateral relations is often a very tenuous topic that requires extreme delicacy. In recent times, one such relationship has evolved in the instance of India and the United States of America. According to a study by Select USA, India has the 8th fastest growing rate of US FDI at around …
LS Elections Phase 7: Fate Of Big Leaders Sealed
Nearly 140 million people in seven states and two UTs, exercised their right to vote in Phase 7 of the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections with 1,295 candidates in the fray from 89 seats on 30th April. Voting took place in all the 26 seats from Gujarat, 13 in Punjab and …
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 — …
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 …
India is Gearing Up For 2014 General Elections
With the 16th Lok Sabha (Lower House) Elections coming up India is witnessing a boom in political activities. The political parties have started campaigning in full swing. The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the election schedule on 5th March 2014. The Elections for the 543 parliamentary seats will be held …