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Narendra Modi’s First Year

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Narendra Modi’s election a year ago was viewed as a transformative moment for India. Has his premiership lived up to the hype?

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  1. The Modi Government Turns One
    Prime Minister Modi Reynaldo Paganelli/ZumaPress

    The Modi Government Turns One

    May 19, 2015 Shashi Tharoor gives low marks to India’s BJP government after its first year in office.

  2. Modi in China
    Modi visits China Stringer/ZumaPress

    Modi in China

    May 18, 2015 Brahma Chellaney notes that the outcomes of the Indian leader’s visit were mostly symbolic – and extremely lopsided.

  3. Railroading India’s Railways
    Railroad car India Nitin Bhardwaj/Flickr

    Railroading India’s Railways

    Mar 12, 2015 Shashi Tharoor criticizes the latest budget for the country's largest enterprise.

  4. Realizing the Indian Dream
    India boy looking at Mumbai Ashwin Mudigonda/Flickr

    Realizing the Indian Dream

    Mar 5, 2015 Jim O'Neill explains why the country is poised to charge ahead to the front ranks of the word's economies.

  5. India’s Fiscal Fortune
    Narendra Modi Address budget session Partha Sarkar/ZumaPress

    India’s Fiscal Fortune

    Mar 4, 2015 Gita Gopinath explains how revised GDP data has allowed Narendra Modi's government to shun radical measures.

  6. Maintaining Growth in India
    India Gate Delhi Sunet_Eye.Ess.Ohh_Flickr Eye.Ess.Ohh/Flickr

    Maintaining Growth in India

    Feb 2, 2015 Raghuram G. Rajan calls for greater reliance on domestic demand and a more active role in multilateral organizations.

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    The Immigration Tinderbox

    In the United States and Europe, immigration tends to divide people into opposing camps: those who claim that newcomers undermine economic opportunity and security for locals, and those who argue that welcoming migrants and refugees is a moral and economic imperative. How should one make sense of a debate that is often based on motivated reasoning, with emotion and underlying biases affecting the selection and interpretation of evidence?

  2. arezki19_MARCO LONGARIAFP via Getty Images_senegalelection Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images

    Senegal’s Election and Africa’s Future

    Rabah Arezki considers what Bassirou Diomaye Faye's presidency could mean for one of Africa's most closely watched democracies.
  3. disparte5_ Kevin DietschGetty Images_FSOC Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

    America Must Lead on Crypto Regulation

    Dante Alighieri Disparte

    To maintain its position as a global rule-maker and avoid becoming a rule-taker, the United States must use the coming year to promote clarity and confidence in the digital-asset market. The US faces three potential paths to maintaining its competitive edge in crypto: regulation, legislation, and designation.

    urges policymakers to take decisive action and set new rules for the industry in 2024.
  4. gul6_Hasan MradDeFodi Images via Getty Images_ghannouchi Hasan Mrad/De Fodi Images via Getty Images

    Rached Ghannouchi’s Plight Deserves More Attention

    Abdullah Gül decries the prosecution and imprisonment of Tunisia's widely respected avatar of Islamic democracy.
  5. okonjoiweala27_GIUSEPPE CACACEAFP via Getty Images_WTO13ministerialconference Giuseppe Cacace/AFP via Getty Images

    WTO Reform Is Everyone’s Responsibility

    Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

    The World Trade Organization’s most recent ministerial conference concluded with a few positive outcomes demonstrating that meaningful change is possible, though there were some disappointments. A successful agenda of reforms will require more members – particularly emerging markets and developing economies – to take the lead.

    writes that meaningful change will come only when members other than the US help steer the organization.
  6. bloomberg7_Chris HondrosGetty Images_UScaloriesmenu Chris Hondros/Getty Images

    What Can Stop the Shortening of American Lives?

    Michael R. Bloomberg shows how a loss of public trust in public-health professionals is undercutting US life expectancy.
  7. roach163_ROBERTO SCHMIDTAFP via Getty Images_mikegallagher Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images

    American Sinophobia

    Stephen S. Roach warns that fear has driven US policymakers to level a litany of unsubstantiated charges against China.
  8. kabubomariara2_Gerald AndersonAnadolu Agency via Getty Images_motherkenya Gerald Anderson/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

    Africa’s Prosperity Depends on Achieving Gender Equality

    Jane Kabubo-Mariara outlines steps policymakers can take to redistribute unpaid domestic work among households and communities.
  9. lacroix2_ Michael GonzalezGetty Images_texasUSflags Michael Gonzalez/Getty Images

    Texas and the Perpetual Crisis of American Federalism

    Alison L. LaCroix highlights the constitutional threat posed by the state's attempt to impose its own immigration policy.

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