October 17, 2012

Is India Still a Rising Power?

William Dalrymple, New Statesman

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As India’s growth rates hit the buffers, the poor are sinking beneath a tide of seeming government indifference to their plight as politicians focus on looking after their cronies. Is it goodbye to the Asian tiger?

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