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Modi's Operandi

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India's incoming prime minister, Narendra Modi, was swept into office after leading the Bharatiya Janata Party to a landslide victory in the country's general election. What challenges will Modi face as he attempts to revive India's sputtering economy and lay the groundwork for sustainable growth?

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  1. A New Vision for India
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    A New Vision for India

    May 28, 2014 Jaswant Singh runs down the many external challenges facing India's new government after a decade of neglect.

  2. An Economic Roadmap for India
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    An Economic Roadmap for India

    May 16, 2014 Gita Gopinath & Iqbal Dhaliwal believe that Narendra Modi's new government should focus its agenda on five areas.

  3. Modi’s Mandate
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    Modi’s Mandate

    May 16, 2014 Michael Mandelbaum thinks that India's new prime minister must remove two obstacles to better economic performance.

  4. India’s Shinzo Abe
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    India’s Shinzo Abe

    May 16, 2014 Brahma Chellaney assesses the likely impact of Narendra Modi's victory on his country's economic and foreign policies.

  5. India’s Bourgeois Revolution
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    India’s Bourgeois Revolution

    May 6, 2014 Shashi Tharoor examines the growing role of middle-class professionals in Indian politics.

  6. Global Ground Zero in Asia

    Global Ground Zero in Asia

    Apr 30, 2014 Nouriel Roubini says that if the global order blows up, the detonation will occur in Asia.

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