Like the realisation on the failure of development, we have also internalised the failure on democracy, argues Aakar Patel.
'Are elections still fair in India, or are we all witness to a macabre style of 'selection' of lawmakers? The jury will be out on this for a long time because there is no definitive evidence on either contention, at least as yet,' notes Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay, author, Narendra Modi: The Man, The Times.
Today in 2024, the BJP jails its opponents during an election and still believes, or at least wants us to believe, that it is only following the rules of democracy, asserts Aakar Patel.
We need not spend much time going over what this government has done and is doing to the Opposition, by misusing the Enforcement Directorate and the CBI. There is a daily update on that, notes Aakar Patel.
India must evolve its own standards on how democracy must be ranked in a diverse and multi-religious, multi-ethnic, multi-lingual and pluralistic idea called India, suggests R Jagannathan.
Auckland in New Zealand has been named the world's most liveable city.
Latest report from the Economist Intelligence Unit has ranked world's best cities to live in.
Latest report from the Economist Intelligence Unit has ranked worst cities in the world to live in.
Only few cities have excellent infrastructure, schools, healthcare, etc.
While the US-Iran conflict leading to a spike in global oil prices and trade war between the US and the EU topped the chart with 25 per cent, other major risks to the global economy include coronavirus, debt burdens causing a recess across emerging markets and Hong Kong protests causing an exodus from Asia's biggest financial centre.
'India's manufacturing will take 10-15 years to catch up with China.'
Globally, corporate leaders have started pinning high hope on India.
'It was more than ego.' 'It carried with it a sincere belief that he was the quintessence of the country, that the country's destiny was irrevocably intertwined with his destiny.' An excerpt from T J S George's The Dismantling of India: In 35 Portraits.
Let's take a look at some of the best and worst cities in the world.
Melbourne is considered to be the most liveable city in the world.
While the world is better fed than it was 50 years ago, those gains are now under threat.
There are places on earth where petrol is cheaper than water.
The inequality between the rich and the poor keeps wages and prices low.
Despite Mumbai considered the commercial capital of the country, its name has secured first position in the top ten most affordable cities of the world.
Despite weaker exports and sluggish domestic demand, China is still on track to overtake the United States.
Check out world's most expensive and cheapest cities.
Let's take a look at 30 best countries to be born in.
If India is to urbanise successfully, it has to focus on Tier 2 cities with a population of one-five million, observes T N Ninan.
For those who think India's democracy is just fine and there has been no change in the last few years, perhaps it would be instructive to see what has happened on a few issues, observes Aakar Patel.
Organizations operating in multiple geographies, legal environments and cultures face a complex set of challenges and risks as they develop their business.
There is no doubt that competition is increasing the world over, but there are cities that are more competitive than others.
Economist Intelligence Unit survey compares more than 400 individual prices across 160 products and services.
The Asian Green City Index examines the environmental performance of 22 major Asian cities in eight categories: energy and CO2, land use and buildings, transport, waste, water, sanitation, air quality and environmental governance.
As per the worldwide 'cost of living' survey by Economist Intelligence Unit, Mumbai is the second least expensive city globally, while New Delhi is ranked fourth.
According to the first-ever index of security of nuclear materials, India is among the last just above Iran, Pakistan and North Korea.
While cities from Canada and Australia hogged the limelight, there was not a single city from either the US or Asia among the top 10.
Global business leaders are hoping for relaxed immigration regulations to help bring in more skilled foreign workers, who want to capitalise on the opportunities provided by a rebounding economy, says a survey.
IT sector provides direct employment to 2.5 million people and has created eight million indirect jobs.
India ranks number one among all countries in respect of both the inflow and outflow of expatriate executives, according to a survey of global firms conducted by leading financial journal The Economist.
India is expected to be the world's fastest growing economy by 2018.
European cities continue to lead in terms of quality of life.
India is not a full democracy but a flawed one, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit's 2008 Democracy index. The conclusion is drawn on the basis of the country's performance on 60 indicators which measure electoral process and pluralism, civil liberties, the functioning of government, political participation and political culture.The Democracy index ranks India 35th out of 167 countries, among other nations considered 'flawed democracies'.
A recent study by the Economist Intelligence Unit stated that the worst cities in the world are scattered around Africa and Asia.
Key economies like India and China are rapidly becoming the biggest trading partners of the Gulf countries as compared to other regions, a new study has said.
Executives in India and China are the most optimistic about sustainability of economic recovery, with six out of ten people reposing their faith on the turnaround in the economy, says a survey.
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