Gateway House's Executive Director, Manjeet Kripalani, gives us a view from the ground in the last phase of state assembly elections in India's eastern state of West Bengal. The battle for Lalgarh is fierce, as the Communist Party competes with the Congress in a dense forest with a tribal majority.
Gateway House's Executive Director, Manjeet Kripalani, gives us a view from the ground in the last phase of state assembly elections in India's eastern state of West Bengal. Purulia, a district full of rich minerals but poor residents, is hoping for "Parivartan" or Change to transform the area.
Gateway House's Executive Director, Manjeet Kripalani, gives us a view from the ground in the last phase of state assembly elections in India's eastern state of West Bengal. The elections are crucial for an incumbent Communist alliance that has ruled for the last 3 decades and is trying to recapture its citadel.
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The halting of economic reforms has driven businessmen and investors to greener pastures. Can Manmohan Singh –the man behind the 1991 reforms – introduce necessary steps to lure them back and regain public confidence?
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The opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games was a moment to celebrate the economic progress of the world's largest democracy, and showcase India's tradition and diversity in all its finery
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The 2.2 million strong Indian population in the United States has begun to take an active part in US political affairs which has resulted in the evolution of a diaspora elite. While they remain predominantly Democrat, winds of change seem to be incoming