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Two Cheers! India Is In A Good Place

While India should be concerned about disparities, the fact is that whereas three decades ago about half the people had incomes greater than $2.15 a day, today seven out of eight do, notes T N......

Limits to India's engagement with China

Dr Manmohan Singh would be faced with very few choices in Beijing given the Chinese conceived notions of the world today and India’s low ranking in their calculus, says Srikanth Kondapalli.......

India's quiet revolution

The issue of class and privilege has been in the news in the US lately, with The New York Times running a serieson the topic and the Wall Street Journal carrying some stories as well. The......

The rise and fall of Lula and Brazil

'He is the man,' US President Barack Obama had said at a G-20 gathering, enhancing Lula's stature.Six years later, has Brazil's impressive economic growth turned to sand?Will a President, who......

'Dalit vote will divide in 2019'

'Modi is the first BJP leader to try to include Dalits in its fold.''But the rank and file of his party is backward and want to bash up Muslims and Dalits whenever they have a chance.' In Raisina......

Income inequality: Where does India stand globally?

With India witnessing massive economic growth, there is a feeling that the gap between the rich and the poor is getting increasingly bigger. While it is true that the rich are getting richer, is......

Covid leaves Indian adults poorer by 6.1% in 2020: Credit Suisse

The drop was amplified by exchange rate depreciation: at fixed exchange rates, the loss would have been 2.1%. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Covid-19 pandemic that brought life to a near......

Poor-rich gap growing in India, Asia-Pacific: United Nations

The gap between the poor and the rich is growing in the Asia-Pacific region and there has been an increase in income inequality in many major economies including India, China and Indonesia, a......

Higher food inflation in rural India: IMF paper

At a time when food inflation is on the upswing, an International Monetary Fund working paper suggests it may not be as worrisome a factor, at least in rural areas. The paper says the rate of price......

'If India has to grow, emphasis must be on the poor'

'The world is going to be more insular.''What India needs to do is develop the domestic market for domestic consumption.''The emphasis has to be on Bharat as against India.'Illustration: Uttam......

Rajnikant in an animation film

Rajnikant's fans have yet another reason to rejoice. The superstar will do ananimation film to be co-produced by Ocher studios, led by his wife Latha Rajnikant, with Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group's......

Goa Lusofonia Games postponed to Jan 2014

The third Lusofonia Games, slated to be held in Goa in November, have been postponed to January due to the slow progress of infrastructure work. The Games of 'Lusophone' (Portuguese-speaking......

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