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 …
Women in India Have Remained Silent For Too Long
What? Shhh… Can you hear that? Me neither. Women still aren’t speaking up in India to get their place in society. For centuries, women have been seen as inferior and therefore are given less importance in society. Whether it is trying to get justice after being sexually harassed or trying to …
Economic Challenges Before The New Government
The economic condition of the county has been a major issue in the general elections for political parties to dwell upon. So, we look at some of the major economic challenges to be faced by the new government: Delivering A Responsible Budget The new government will have to present a …
India Votes: Why it is a Big Deal
The Statistics The world’s largest democracy, India, is going to the polls during April 2014. This happens every 5 years, and the country votes to select 543 members to its parliament. With a population of 1.2 Billion and over 750 million people in the age group of 15 to 69, the …
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 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 …