An image makeover for Narendra Modi
Mr Modi is a polarising figure. Is India’s most controversial and divisive politician emerging as a prime ministerial candidate? Supporters of Narendra Modi, chief minister of Gujarat, believe so. For evidence, they point to his much-hyped three-day, tax-payer-funded hunger strike in an air-conditioned hall for social and religious harmony over the weekend, which ends on [...]
America is no economic model
JEFFREY SIMPSON Canadians, it would appear, have developed quite a perceptive view of their southern neighbour. For the longest time, they displayed a mixture of moral superiority and inferiority toward the United States. No longer – at least not to the same extent. Canadians now understand that the U.S. remains an indispensable trading partner, but [...]
The Worst Cities are in South Asia
By Razib Ahmed On the 2nd week of August 2011, Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) published a survey report on global livability. According to this Global livability survey, Melbourne of Australia was ranked as the best place to live on earth. There is a restriction on reproducing the entire or a part of the table of [...]
A reality check for India
Soutik Biswas Mr Hazare’s campaign has galvanised large numbers of Indians frustrated with all-pervasive corruption Anna Hazare is no stranger to hunger strikes. The activist’s fast at Delhi’s sprawling Ramlila grounds was his 16th since 1980. But, at 13 days, it was his longest. It was also his most significant ever. He took on India’s [...]