- New Delhi's new AAP-led government has withdrawn its approval for liberalising multibrand retail in India. What this means for India as a foreign investment destination.
- Despite the existence of legislation such as the Right to Education Act, the quality of education in India is declining.
- With Indians ranked as the top-performing ethnic group for economic performance in the US, Kishore Mahbubani argues that India must take advantage of its diaspora and embrace globalisation to boost its economy.
- Have 20 years of 'Manmohanomics' resulted in more inequality in India?
- Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade has returned from the US to India. Ishaan Tharoor looks at the long-term impact of the incident upon the Indo-US relationship, and Indrani Bagchi argues that 'there is a time for anger. But now is the time to move on India's interests.'
- A powerful piece on gender imbalances and sexual harassment in India's media industry.
- The UK Government has requested an inquiry into the British role in the 1984 Golden Temple attack in Amritsar, with fallout with the British Sikh community anticipated.
- Pankaj Mishra argues that the new 'urban villagers' are beginning to shape the future of India, and Asia more broadly.
- And for some good news: India has now been polio-free for three years. This Gates Foundation video takes a look inside India's last polio ward:
India links: Polio, Khobragade, education, Manmohanomics, urban villagers and more
Published 17 Jan 2014
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