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India and the United States: The Long View

April 21, 2014June 27, 2014 - by India Writes Network

India and the United States are today positioned to embark on a more closely collaborative path. The world the two nations seek does look similar in the big picture: with greater prosperity, more freedom, market economics, rule based regimes, and pluralistic societies. At a more practical level, this is being translated into ground reality.

War against corruption: Modi vows to cleanse the system

April 21, 2014 - by India Writes Network

Mid-way through the nine-phase parliamentary elections in India, Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi has declared a war on corruption and vowed to cleanse the Indian political …

Modi declares war on corruption, vows to cleanse the system

April 21, 2014April 21, 2014 - by India Writes Network

In a country where more than 500 million people are young and restless to script a new life and destiny for themselves and their country, the new government in India, which is formed after the results of the elections are declared on May 16, will have to work doubly hard to deliver on its promise of clean governance, economic recovery and swift development.

For Now, it is Ballot over Bullet in Afghanistan

April 21, 2014April 21, 2014 - by India Writes Network

The recent Afghan elections are not merely about change in leadership; it is about ushering the country into a ‘decade of transformation’ (2015-24) by further institutionalising a relatively inclusive political culture which could cater to the rising scepticism as well as aspirations among the Afghan people.