29 October – A train in Andhra Pradesh, derails, killing at least 77 people. 29 October – At least 61 people are dead and many others wounded in three powerful blasts in Delhi (See 29 October 2005 Delhi bombings for full details). 22 November – Nitish Kumar defeated Rashtriya Janata Dal in the Bihar state election.
India will not become a superpower, says Ramachandra Guha, renowned historian and author of India after Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy. Taking the lead in a special report by the London School of Economics, Mr Guha outlines seven reasons to support his thesis.
Six Indian cities feature in the City Momentum Index Global Top 30. India has been ranked the world's top exporter of information and communication technology in the Global Innovation Index, published by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), Cornell University and INSEAD.
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A rising India wants a seat at the table of global powers, and is ready to set its own terms on everything from defense to climate to trade. Ayres considers how a fiercely independent India seeks its place as a leading power, and how the United States should respond. Book by Alyssa Ayres December 1, 2019.
India has become an important trading partner for the United States over the past two decades, but the relationship has been marred by long-standing disagreements on everything from dairy products to intellectual property rights protections.
India is also the largest and most diverse democracy, but hesitates to promote these values abroad. As the United States welcomes and supports India's rise, Americans should better understand Indians' ambitions for themselves and for their role in the Indo-Pacific and on the world stage—ambitions that are still debated within India.
The challenges which will hold India back, he writes, are the Maoist insurgency, the "insidious presence" of the Hindu right wing, degradation of the "once liberal and upright" centre, the increasing gap between the rich and the poor, trivialisation of media, the sustainability of "present patterns of resource consumption" and the instability and policy incoherence caused by multi-party governments.
India will not become a superpower, says Ramachandra Guha, renowned historian and author of India after Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy. Taking the lead in a special report by the London School of Economics, Mr Guha outlines seven reasons to support his thesis.
World’s top exporter of ICT. India has been ranked the world's top exporter of information and communication technology in the Global Innovation Index, published by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), Cornell University and INSEAD.
India is on the rise - but it already leads the world in these sectors. Image: REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui. This article is part of the India Economic Summit. India is among the fastest growing economies in the world, despite recent challenges caused by the withdrawal of high-denomination bank notes in a bid to tackle corruption.
India is now an established technology powerhouse. Home to 40% of the country’s IT industry, Bangalore has emerged as the most dynamic city in the world ahead of Silicon Valley ( Jones Lang LaSalle 's annual City Momentum Index, or CMI).
The Indian government is investing in renewable energy and a report from the The Energy and Resources Institute says that if the cost of renewable energy and storage continues to fall at current rates, India could phase out coal power completely by 2050.
It's time to move on from the clichés about call centres and outsourced IT services. Bangalore is a real technology hub, with dozens of new companies for Indians by Indians.
A hypothetical improvement on all aspects of the Doing Businessindicators to reach the level of the top quartile of countries is associated with an estimated 1.4 to 2.2 per- centage points in annual economic growth (figure 1.5).4
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Businesses in poor countries face much larger regulatory burdens than those in rich countries