Browsing Tag: Economy

How Kairon changed the face of Punjab

A Chief Minister of Punjab for more than eight consecutive years, Partap Singh Kairon turned Punjab into an economic powerhouse. A no-nonsense administrator, he did not let procedures come in the way. The death anniversary of this builder of modern Punjab falls today (February 6.)
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Scaling Caste Walls With Capitalism’s Ladders in India

On his barefoot trudge to school decades ago, a young Ashok Khade passed inescapable reminders of what he was: the well from which he was not allowed to drink; the temple where he was not permitted to worship. At school, he took his place on the floor in a part of the classroom built a step lower than the rest.
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The Socialist Push Behind India’s Capitalist Rise

So India entered a bright world of market-driven capitalism after years of socialist darkness, and was set on its current path of almost 8 percent annual growth in gross domestic product. Or so the story goes.
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India's Sex Ratio Imbalance a Threat to Stability

Make no mistake, India's future will not be brighter for having sunk to 914 girls per 1,000 boys. The daughter deficit will create a society that is much less stable and much more volatile than it would be with a more balanced ratio. The sustainability of peace and stability -- for India and the region -- will be progressively undermined in lockstep with the devaluation of India's daughters.
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Human development of prime importance, says Montek Singh Ahluwalia

“India is witnessing phenomenal economic growth, but for the overall development of the country, efforts also should be made to improve the human development index,’’ said deputy chairman of the planning commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia.
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Russia, India Sign Economic and Defense Agreements

In return, New Delhi wants better access to Russia's oil and gas industry, and support for its bid for a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council. The latter effort could take years and faces uncertain prospects, but India's pursuit of permanent membership underscores its global ambitions.
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China’s impressive. But India may have more long-term potential

China's and India's economies remain very interesting, but India's economy may have more long-term potential...
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Making Every Shot Count

Ivey Intouch magazine interviews entrepreneur Ashvinder Singh in Singapore
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Witnessing the Economic Recession in London

Writer Danik Bhaskar reports from London, where he is currently travelling
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Sikh Governor Promotes His State in Washington

Joginder Jaswant Singh governor and former Chief of Army Staff Punjab visited National Gurdwara to encourage economic relations between US and India.
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