DOCSLIB.ORG

Country Report India at a Glance: 2003-04

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Country Report India at a Glance: 2003-04 Country Report March 2003 India India at a glance: 2003-04 OVERVIEW The current government is likely to remain in power into 2004, when the next general election is due. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP, the lynchpin of the ruling coalition) has been bolstered by its success in the Gujarat state assembly election and has forced the main opposition party, Congress, on the defensive. Tensions between India and Pakistan remain high, and India’s relationship with Bangladesh has deteriorated. A number of economic reforms are under discussion. The Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts that the government’s fiscal deficit target of 5.3% of GDP will be overshot in 2002/03. Inflation is forecast to increase slightly in 2003 and GDP growth in 2003/04 is expected to rise to 5.9%. Key changes from last month Political outlook • The success of the BJP in the Gujarat state election has thrown Congress on the defensive, and has rendered the outcome of the 2004 general election more uncertain. Our assumption that a Congress-led coalition would triumph has been put on hold until the results of several state elections due to take place later this year are known. These will better indicate the balance of power between Congress and the BJP. Economic policy outlook • The 2003/04 budget is likely to implement several of the recommendations of two committees that examined direct and indirect taxation: this could place pressure on revenue as the system of taxation is reformed. Economic forecast • We have lowered our forecasts for consumer price inflation in 2003 and 2004 to 4.8% and 5.1% respectively owing to continued low levels of inflation at the end of 2002. March 2003 The Economist Intelligence Unit 15 Regent St, London SW1Y 4LR United Kingdom The Economist Intelligence Unit The Economist Intelligence Unit is a specialist publisher serving companies establishing and managing operations across national borders. For over 50 years it has been a source of information on business developments, economic and political trends, government regulations and corporate practice worldwide. The Economist Intelligence Unit delivers its information in four ways: through its digital portfolio, where the latest analysis is updated daily; through printed subscription products ranging from newsletters to annual reference works; through research reports; and by organising seminars and presentations. The firm is a member of The Economist Group. London New York Hong Kong The Economist Intelligence Unit The Economist Intelligence Unit The Economist Intelligence Unit 15 Regent St The Economist Building 60/F, Central Plaza London 111 West 57th Street 18 Harbour Road SW1Y 4LR New York Wanchai United Kingdom NY 10019, US Hong Kong Tel: (44.20) 7830 1007 Tel: (1.212) 554 0600 Tel: (852) 2585 3888 Fax: (44.20) 7830 1023 Fax: (1.212) 586 0248 Fax: (852) 2802 7638 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.eiu.com Electronic delivery This publication can be viewed by subscribing online at www.store.eiu.com Reports are also available in various other electronic formats, such as CD-ROM, Lotus Notes, online databases and as direct feeds to corporate intranets. For further information, please contact your nearest Economist Intelligence Unit office Copyright © 2003 The Economist Intelligence Unit Limited. All rights reserved. Neither this publication nor any part of it may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of The Economist Intelligence Unit Limited. All information in this report is verified to the best of the author's and the publisher's ability. However, the Economist Intelligence Unit does not accept responsibility for any loss arising from reliance on it. ISSN 1473-8953 Symbols for tables “n/a” means not available; “–” means not applicable Printed and distributed by Patersons Dartford, Questor Trade Park, 151 Avery Way, Dartford, Kent DA1 1JS, UK. India 1 Contents 3 Summary 4 Political structure 5 Economic structure 5 Annual indicators 6 Quarterly indicators 7 Outlook for 2003-04 7 Political outlook 8 Economic policy outlook 10 Economic forecast 13 The political scene 20 Economic policy 24 The domestic economy 24 Economic trends 28 Agriculture 29 Infrastructure 30 Oil and gas 31 Financial and other services 32 Foreign trade and payments List of tables 10 International assumptions summary 12 Forecast summary 23 Recommended customs duties 24 Change in GDP and its components 25 Inflation 27 Number of telephones 29 Output of principal crops 32 Mergers and acquisitions 32 Trade, reserves and the exchange rate, 2002-03 33 Current and capital accounts 34 Exports 34 Imports Country Report March 2003 www.eiu.com © The Economist Intelligence Unit Limited 2003 2 India List of figures 12 Gross domestic product 12 Indian rupee real exchange rates 14 Gujarat state election results 24 Sales of passenger cars and multi-utility vehicles, 2002 26 Sugar production and prices 30 Oil producti0n and imports, 2002 Country Report March 2003 www.eiu.com © The Economist Intelligence Unit Limited 2003 India 3 Summary March 2003 Outlook for 2003-04 The current government is likely to remain in power into 2004 when the next general election is due. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP, the lynchpin of the ruling coalition) has been bolstered by its success in the Gujarat state assembly election and has forced the main opposition party, Congress, on to the defensive. Tensions between India and Pakistan remain high, and India’s relationship with Bangladesh has deteriorated. A number of economic reforms are being discussed. The Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts that the government will overshoot its fiscal deficit target of 5.3% of GDP in 2002/03. Inflation is forecast to increase slightly in 2003 and GDP growth in 2003/04 is expected to rise to 5.9%. The political scene The BJP triumphed in the Gujarat state election, despite accusations that the state government was complicit in anti-Muslim rioting earlier in 2002. Congress has been unsettled by the election result. An extensive cabinet reshuffle has taken place. Election candidates must disclose their criminal record. A proposal to appoint judges independently has been revived. The chairman investigating the Tehelka scandal has resigned. Four people have been convicted for the 2001 attack on parliament. A command structure for nuclear weapons has been set up. Relations with Bangladesh have been strained. Economic policy The states have agreed to introduce a value-added tax (VAT) on April 1st. There have been mixed signals regarding privatisation. Two task-forces looking into direct and indirect taxes have published interim reports. The first recommended that direct tax collection should be made more efficient, that the income tax structure should be simplified, that the corporate tax rate should be lowered and that customs officials should limit their scrutiny of imports. The indirect tax task-force proposed that services taxes be integrated into the VAT system. The domestic economy GDP growth remained strong in the first half of 2002/03 (April-March). Consumer price inflation fell towards the end of 2002. Gujarat’s finances are in a poor state. The introduction of buffer stocks has halted moves towards sugar liberalisation. A telecoms dispute has been resolved. The collapse of Enron has affected Indian banks. Defaults on power payments are spreading, The autumn harvest was sharply down. A new metro system has begun operating in the capital, Delhi. A massive plan to counter future droughts has been announced. The system of oil pipelines is being overhauled. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI, the central bank) has allowed trading in government bonds. Foreign trade and payments Rising reserves have forced a change in exchange-rate policy. The current account has remained strong. Exports surged in the first half of 2002/03 and import growth has also been firm. Foreign portfolio investment rules have been relaxed. Japan has resumed its programme of aid to India. Editors: Gareth Price (editor); Graham Richardson (consulting editor) Editorial closing date: February 21st 2003 All queries: Tel: (44.20) 7830 1007 E-mail: [email protected] Next report: Full schedule on www.eiu.com/schedule Country Report March 2003 www.eiu.com © The Economist Intelligence Unit Limited 2003 4 India Political structure Official name Republic of India Form of state Federal republic, with 29 states and six union territories Head of state President, currently Abdul Kalam, indirectly elected in 2002 for a five-year term by members of the central and state assemblies The executive The prime minister presides over a Council of Ministers chosen from elected members of parliament National legislature Bicameral. The Rajya Sabha, or upper house, has 245 members (233 elected by weighted votes of the elected members of parliament and the legislative assemblies of states and union territories, and 12 appointed by the president). The Lok Sabha, or lower house, has 545 members: 543 elected from single-member constituencies (79 seats are reserved for scheduled castes and 40 for scheduled tribes) and two representatives of Anglo-Indians appointed by the president State legislatures Unicameral or bicameral, with elected members; state governors are appointed by the president Legal system Based on the 1950 constitution and English common law National government The National Democratic Alliance (NDA), a coalition led
Load more

Recommended publications
  • In This Issue... Plus
    Volume 18 No. 2 February 2009 12 in this issue... 6 Vibrant Gujarat 8 India Inc. at Davos 12 15th Partnership Summit 22 3rd Sustainability Summit 8 31 Defence Industry Seminar plus... n India Rubber Expo 2009 n The Power of Cause & Effect n India’s Tryst with Corporate Governance 22 n India & the World n Regional Round Up n And all our regular features We welcome your feedback and suggestions. Do write to us at 31 [email protected] Edited, printed and published by Director General, CII on behalf of Confederation of Indian Industry from The Mantosh Sondhi Centre, 23, Institutional Area, Lodi Road, New Delhi-110003 Tel: 91-11-24629994-7 Fax: 91-11-24626149 Email: [email protected] Website: www.cii.in Printed at Aegean Offset Printers F-17 Mayapuri Industrial Area, Phase II, New Delhi-110064 Registration No. 34541/79 JOURNAL OF THE Confederation OF INDIAN INDUSTRY 2 | February 2009 Communiqué Padma Vibhushan award winner Ashok S Ganguly Member, Prime Minister’s Council on Trade & Industry, Member India USA CEO Council, Member, Investment Commission, and Member, National Knowledge Commission Padma Bhushan award winners Shekhar Gupta A M Naik Sam Pitroda C K Prahalad Editor-in-Chief, Indian Chairman and Chairman, National Paul and Ruth McCracken Express Newspapers Managing Director, Knowledge Commission Distinguished University (Mumbai) Ltd. Larsen & Toubro Professor of Strategy Padma Shri award winner R K Krishnakumar Director, Tata Sons, Chairman, Tata Coffee & Asian Coffee, and Vice-Chairman, Tata Tea & Indian Hotels Communiqué February 2009 | 5 newsmaker event 4th Biennial Global Narendra Modi, Chief Minister, Gujarat, Mukesh Ambani, Chairman, Investors’ Summit 2009 Reliance Industries, Ratan Tata, Chairman, Tata Group, K V Kamath, President, CII, and Raila Amolo Odinga, Prime Minister, Kenya ibrant Gujarat, the 4th biennial Global Investors’ and Mr Ajit Gulabchand, Chairman & Managing Director, Summit 2009 brought together business leaders, Hindustan Construction Company Ltd, among several investors, corporations, thought leaders, policy other dignitaries.
    [Show full text]
  • The Creation of Indian Integrated Commands
    Draft for FLASCO-ISA Conference: NOT FOR CITATION Defense Reforms in a Rising India: An Organizational and Normative Shift towards Power Projection?1 Dr. Patrick Keo Clifton Bratton Hawai‘i Pacific University For the past decade, pundits and commentators have showcased India as another rising Asian power like China. India’s growing economy, larger international profile, and particularly its increased military spending, are seen as proof of India rising from being a regional power to perhaps a new Asian or even global power. Will India correspondingly move its military posture away from internal security and territorial defense, to emphasize power projection? Many commentators have pointed to India’s large military purchases as evidence that India is moving toward power projection and rivalry with China. Whether this is really happening is hotly debated in India. This paper will look at the debate over defense and security reform in India and the establishment of India’s first joint theatre command (for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands) as a test case. India took an unprecedented step ten years ago by setting up a joint regional command for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The establishment of the Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC) was perceived as evidence that India is starting to balance against a larger China by reforming its defence organization (Posen, The Sources of Military Doctrine; Rynning, Changing Military Doctrine). Although the ANC is a strategic location, India has historically avoided building up forces there and it has resisted building up power projection capabilities. Moreover, India has been reluctant to build jointness and joint operational commands, even though India’s development of hard power capabilities are receiving increased attention.
    [Show full text]
  • Ten Years of Instability in a Nuclear South Asia Ten Years of S
    Ten Years of Instability in a Nuclear South Asia Ten Years of S. Paul Kapur Instability in a Nuclear South Asia India’s and Pakistan’s nuclear tests of May 1998 put to rest years of speculation as to whether the two countries, long suspected of developing covert weapons capabilities, would openly exercise their so-called nuclear option. The dust had hardly settled from the tests, however, when a ªrestorm of debate erupted over nuclear weapons’ regional security implications. Some observers argued that nucleari- zation would stabilize South Asia by making Indo-Pakistani conºict prohibi- tively risky. Others maintained that, given India and Pakistan’s bitter historical rivalry, as well as the possibility of accident and miscalculation, proliferation would make the subcontinent more dangerous.1 The tenth anniversary of the tests offers scholars an opportunity to revisit this issue with the beneªt of a decade of hindsight. What lessons do the intervening years hold regarding nu- clear weapons’ impact on South Asian security? Proliferation optimists claim that nuclear weapons had a beneªcial effect during this period, helping to stabilize India and Pakistan’s historically vola- tile relations. Sumit Ganguly and Devin Hagerty, for example, argue that in recent years “the Indian and Pakistani governments, despite compelling incen- tives to attack one another...weredissuaded from doing so by fear that war S. Paul Kapur is Associate Professor in the Department of National Security Affairs at the U.S. Naval Post- graduate School and a Faculty Afªliate at Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Co- operation. He is author of Dangerous Deterrent: Nuclear Weapons Proliferation and Conºict in South Asia (Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press, 2007).
    [Show full text]
  • Wie Indien Deutschland Sieht Indische Politiker Über Das Verhältnis Zur Bundesrepublik
    SWP-Studie Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit Klaus Julian Voll (ext.) Wie Indien Deutschland sieht Indische Politiker über das Verhältnis zur Bundesrepublik S 37 Oktober 2001 Berlin Nachweis in öffentlich zugänglichen Datenbanken nicht gestattet. Abdruck oder vergleichbare Verwendung von Arbeiten der Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik ist auch in Aus- zügen nur mit vorheriger schriftlicher Genehmigung gestattet. © Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, 2001 SWP Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit Ludwigkirchplatz 3−4 10719 Berlin Telefon +49 30 880 07-0 Fax +49 30 880 07-100 www.swp-berlin.org [email protected] Gestaltungskonzept Gorbach Büro für Gestaltung und Realisierung Buchendorf Inhalt Problemstellung und Empfehlungen 5 Allgemeine Einschätzung 7 Deutschland als Wirtschaftspartner 9 Sicherheitspolitischer Dialog 11 Außenpolitische Gemeinsamkeiten? 13 Zukunftsperspektiven 15 Anhang 17 Politiker, die für Gespräche in Frage kommen 17 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 17 Congress(I) 18 Kommunisten 19 Regionalparteien 19 Unabhängige 20 Abkürzungen 21 Der Autor, seit 1970 Lehrbeauftragter für Politikwissenschaft am Otto-Suhr-Institut der Freien Universität Berlin, war kontinuierlich in Indien als Landesvertreter der Friedrich- Ebert-Stiftung (1983–1987), Sozialreferent an der Botschaft der Bundesrepublik Deutsch- land (1988–1993), FES-Auslandsmitarbeiter (1997 bis September 2001) und zwischen- zeitlich als Journalist und FES-Gutachter tätig. Dr. Voll ist zusammen mit Dr. Werner Pfennig Herausgeber der Schriftenreihen »Berliner Studien zur Internationalen Politik« und der »Critical Studies in Inter- national Development« zusammen mit Dr. H. C. F. Mansilla. Problemstellung und Empfehlungen Wie Indien Deutschland sieht. Indische Politiker über das Verhältnis zur Bundesrepublik Die Beziehungen zwischen Deutschland und Indien sind – ohne nennenswerte Konflikte – traditionell gut, jedoch keineswegs außerordentlich.
    [Show full text]
  • MANALI PETROCHEMICALS LIMITED CIN : L24294TN1986PLC013087 Regd Off: 'SPIC HOUSE', 88, Mount Road, Guindy, Chennai- 600 032
    MANALI PETROCHEMICALS LIMITED CIN : L24294TN1986PLC013087 Regd Off: 'SPIC HOUSE', 88, Mount Road, Guindy, Chennai- 600 032. Tele-Fax No.: 044-22351098 Email: [email protected], Website: www.manalipetro.com DETAILS OF SHARES TO BE TRANSFERRED TO INVESTOR EDUCATION & PROTECTION FUND ON WHICH NO DIVIDEND HAS BEEN CLAIMED FOR THE FY 2008-09 TO 2015-16 SL.NO FOLIO_DP_ID_CL_ID NAME OF THE SHAREHOLDER NO.OF.SHARES TOBE TRFD TO IEPF 1 A0000033 SITARAMAN G 450 2 A0000089 LAKSHMANAN CHELLADURAI 300 3 A0000093 MANI N V S 150 4 A0000101 KUNNATH NARAYANAN SUBRAMANIAN 300 5 A0000120 GOPAL THACHAT MURALIDHAR 300 6 A0000130 ROY FESTUS 150 7 A0000140 SATHYAMURTHY N 300 8 A0000142 MOHAN RAO V 150 9 A0000170 MURALIDHARAN M R 300 10 A0000171 CHANDRASEKAR V 150 11 A0000187 VISWANATH J 300 12 A0000191 JAGMOHAN SINGH BIST 300 13 A0000213 MURUGANANDAN RAMACHANDRAN 150 14 A0000219 SHANMUGAM E 600 15 A0000232 VENKATRAMAN N 150 16 A0000235 KHADER HUSSAINY S M 150 17 A0000325 PARAMJEET SINGH BINDRA 300 18 A0000332 SELVARAJU G 300 19 A0000334 RAJA VAIDYANATHAN R 300 20 A0000339 PONNUSWAMY SAMPANGIRAM 300 21 A0000356 GANESH MAHADHEVAN 150 22 A0000381 MEENAKSHI SUNDARAM K 150 23 A0000389 CHINNIAH A 150 24 A0000392 PERUMAL K 300 25 A0000423 CHANDRASEKARAN C 300 26 A0000450 RAMAMOORTHY NAIDU MADUPURI 150 27 A0000473 ZULFIKAR ALI SULTAN MOHAMMAD 300 28 A0000550 SRINIVASAN K 150 29 A0000556 KANAKAMUTHU A 300 30 A0000561 KODANDA PANI CHIVUKULA 300 31 A0000565 VARADHAN R 150 32 A0000566 KARTHIGEYAN S 150 33 A0000598 RAMASASTRULU TRIPIRNENI 150 34 A0000620
    [Show full text]
  • Swapan Dasgupta
    OPEN 25 JANUARY 2021 / 50 www.openthemagazine.com VOLUME 13 ISSUE 3 13 ISSUE VOLUME 25 JANUARY 2021 25 JANUARY CONTENTS 25 JANUARY 2021 5 6 12 14 16 20 LOCOMOTIF OPEN DIARY INDIAN ACCENTS WHISPERER OPEN ESSAY LETTER FROM WASHINGTON The American unravelling By Swapan Dasgupta The enigma of Krishna By Jayanta Ghosal BJP’s double helix After the insurrection By S Prasannarajan By Bibek Debroy By Swapan Dasgupta By James Astill 26 26 THE HEALING PROJECT India’s vaccine rollout is more than about protection from the pandemic. It is symbolic of economic rejuvenation and a return to normalcy By PR Ramesh 34 A SHOT OF HOPE India expects to pull off the unprecedented with its mass vaccination programme By Nikita Doval 20 46 40 THE JOURNEY OF A VACCINE Serum Institute will need all of its capacity and experience to ensure Covishield begins the end of the pandemic in India By Lhendup G Bhutia 44 THE OTHER VACCINE The biggest challenge is yet to come for Bharat Biotech and Covaxin By Amita Shah 46 A STAGE FOR TWO ONLY It is a straight contest in Tamil Nadu between MK Stalin and Edappadi K Palaniswami after Rajinikanth’s retreat By V Shoba 52 62 52 56 58 60 62 65 66 THE THE THE MAN PANDEMIC KOREGAON HOLLYWOOD STARGAZER MARATHON MAN HISTORIAN’S EYE AND THE IDEAL REFLECTIONS PARK CALLING REPORTER Oldest newcomer Anil Kapoor is in Romila Thapar provides a Arshia Sattar brings Vinay Lal gives A new gallery puts Sacha Baron Cohen By Kaveree Bamzai no mood to stop nonjudgmental cultural out the many historical context to our Pune on the on his latest film
    [Show full text]
  • Padma Vibhushan * * the Padma Vibhushan Is the Second-Highest Civilian Award of the Republic of India , Proceeded by Bharat Ratna and Followed by Padma Bhushan
    TRY -- TRUE -- TRUST NUMBER ONE SITE FOR COMPETITIVE EXAM SELF LEARNING AT ANY TIME ANY WHERE * * Padma Vibhushan * * The Padma Vibhushan is the second-highest civilian award of the Republic of India , proceeded by Bharat Ratna and followed by Padma Bhushan . Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "exceptional and distinguished service", without distinction of race, occupation & position. Year Recipient Field State / Country Satyendra Nath Bose Literature & Education West Bengal Nandalal Bose Arts West Bengal Zakir Husain Public Affairs Andhra Pradesh 1954 Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher Public Affairs Maharashtra V. K. Krishna Menon Public Affairs Kerala Jigme Dorji Wangchuck Public Affairs Bhutan Dhondo Keshav Karve Literature & Education Maharashtra 1955 J. R. D. Tata Trade & Industry Maharashtra Fazal Ali Public Affairs Bihar 1956 Jankibai Bajaj Social Work Madhya Pradesh Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi Public Affairs Madhya Pradesh Ghanshyam Das Birla Trade & Industry Rajashtan 1957 Sri Prakasa Public Affairs Andhra Pradesh M. C. Setalvad Public Affairs Maharashtra John Mathai Literature & Education Kerala 1959 Gaganvihari Lallubhai Mehta Social Work Maharashtra Radhabinod Pal Public Affairs West Bengal 1960 Naryana Raghvan Pillai Public Affairs Tamil Nadu H. V. R. Iyengar Civil Service Tamil Nadu 1962 Padmaja Naidu Public Affairs Andhra Pradesh Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit Civil Service Uttar Pradesh A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar Medicine Tamil Nadu 1963 Hari Vinayak Pataskar Public Affairs Maharashtra Suniti Kumar Chatterji Literature
    [Show full text]
  • Idss Commentaries
    IDSS COMMENTARIES (20/2004) IDSS Commentaries are intended to provide timely and, where appropriate, policy relevant background and analysis of contemporary developments. The views of the authors are their own and do not represent the official position of IDSS. ___________________________________________________________________________ Outlook for India’s Foreign and Security Policy Under the Manmohan Singh Government Manjeet S Pardesi* 7 June 2004 The “shock and awe” at the results of the recently concluded Indian elections astonished all psephologists and seasoned political commentators. These elections saw the ouster of the Hindu nationalist government led by the BJP. The popular mandate resulted in a Congress- led alliance backed by a “Left Front” dominated by the Communists from the “outside”. The new government is being led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the Oxford-Cambridge educated former finance minister and the “father” of India’s economic reforms in the midst of its worst balance-of-payments crisis in the early 1990s. The architect of his foreign and security policy shall be J N Dixit, India’s former High Commissioner to Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh, former Ambassador to Afghanistan, and former foreign secretary in the early 1990s. Dixit was appointed as India’s new National Security Advisor earlier this week. On the diplomatic front, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh shall be supported by External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh, India’s former High Commissioner to Pakistan as well as a prolific writer who pursued his higher education at Cambridge and Peking Universities. What does this change of guard mean for the India’s foreign and security policy under the new Congress-led government? SOUTH ASIA As is evident from the past experiences of the new drivers of India’s foreign and security policy, India is likely to give an increased emphasis to its relations with its South Asian neighbors in general and Pakistan in particular.
    [Show full text]
  • Foreign Policy a La Modi
    4/4/2014 Foreign Policy À La Modi | Foreign Affairs Hom e In ter n a tion a l Edition s Digita l New ssta n d Job Boa r d A ccou n t Ma n a gem en t RSS New sletter s SEARCH Welcom e, M Miller (Logou t) My A ccou n t (0) My Ca r t Foreign Policy À La Modi India's Next Worldview By Manjari Chatterjee Miller A P R I L 3 , 2 0 1 4 A Modi supporter after a rally in Gurgaon on the outskirts of New Delhi, April 3, 2014. (Adnan Abidi / Courtesy Reuters) etween April 7 and May 12, some 814 million Indian voters will have a chance to exercise their fundamental democratic rights by selecting a new B government. In a country that has faced scrutiny for its chaotic administration, contentious politics, and vast inequity, the democratic process will unfold in routine and expected ways. Despite India’s massive corruption problems, the ballot will be mostly free and fair. Voter turnout from all classes, and particularly the poor, will be substantial. Following a more recent precedent, no single party will gain an absolute majority in parliament. And, in the aftermath of a relatively smooth transfer of power, the new government will take the reins and begin the task of forming a cabinet. Predictability also applies to foreign policy. Observers in the United States blanch at the prospect of a Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the candidate of the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), whom they believe may apply his Hindutva, or Hindu nationalist, beliefs to Indian foreign policy.
    [Show full text]
  • Of Contemporary India
    OF CONTEMPORARY INDIA Catalogue No. 2 Of The Papers of Kuldip Nayar Plot # 2, Rajiv Gandhi Education City, P.O. Rai, Sonepat – 131029, Haryana (India) P a g e | 1 Kuldip Nayar (1923-2018) A respected diplomat, parliamentarian and newspaper editor, Kuldip Nayar was born on 14th August 1923 at Sialkot in undivided Punjab (now in Pakistan). Educated at Lahore and the Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University, US. Kuldip Nayar took to journalism early in life and excelled as a political commentator, columnist, author and human rights activist. His career as a journalist spans over six decades, focusing extensively on national and international affairs, his writings often sprinkled with insightful personal anecdotes. Kuldip Nayar served as the editor of prominent national newspapers for more than 20 years. He was editor of United News of India (1964-1967), Statesman (1967- 1975) and Express News Service (1975-1981). He served as Government Information Officer to Govind Ballabh Pant and Lal Bahadur Shastri. He was arrested during the Emergency years (1975-77) for voicing his dissent at the suppression of press. Kuldip Nayar served as the High commissioner of India to the United Kingdom (March 1990-November 1990) and was a member of India's delegation to the United Nations in 1996. He was a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha (1997-2002). P a g e | 2 Kuldip Nayar was honoured with the Astor Award for Press Freedom (2003) and Shaheed Neoga Memorial Award (2007) for his outstanding contribution to the field of journalism. Kuldip Nayar contributed to the Deccan Herald, Daily Star, Sunday Guardian, News, Statesman, Express Tribune, (Pakistan) and Dawn, (Pakistan).
    [Show full text]
  • The High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Direct Recruitment to the Uttar Pradesh Higher Judicial Service-2009
    THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD DIRECT RECRUITMENT TO THE UTTAR PRADESH HIGHER JUDICIAL SERVICE-2009 Schedule of Preliminary Examination: 28th June 2009 [Time: 10:00 a.m. to 1 p.m.] Sl. Name of the Examination Centre Roll nos. No. from to 1. BISHOP JOHNSON SCHOOL AND COLLEGE 1 to 867 and 9/23, M.G.MARG, CIVIL LINES 5248 to 5988 NEAR PATTHAR GIRJA, ALLAHABAD 2. BISHOP JOHNSON SCHOOL & COLLEGE 868 to 2567 GIRLS WING) NEAR KUTCHERY, ALLAHABAD 3. MARRY LUCAS SCHOOL & COLLEGE 2568 to 3767 14, KUTCHERY ROAD, ALLAHABAD 4. C.M.P. DEGREE COLLEGE, LAW WING, 3768 to 4247 4, KAMLA NEHRU ROAD (NEAR POWER HOUSE), ALLAHABAD 5. ISHWAR SHARAN DEGREE COLLEGE 4248 to 5247 SALORI, NEAR PRAYAG STATION ALLAHABAD LIST OF ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES TO APPEAR IN THE EXAMINATION OF DIRECT RECRUITMENT TO THE UTTAR PRADESH HIGHER JUDICIAL SERVICE-2009 Roll Name of Candidate Father's/Husband's Name Form Forwarding Place No. 1 DESH RAJ SINGH SHRI RAM LAL SINGH HIGH COURT, ALLAHABAD 2 CHANDRA BHOOSHAN DWIVEDI SRI KAMALA PRASAD DWIVEDI HIGH COURT, ALLAHABAD 3 DUSHYANT KUMAR SHRI MAHI PAL SINGH HIGH COURT, ALLAHABAD 4 BRIJESH KUMAR MISHRA SHRI KAMLA KANT MISHRA HIGH COURT, ALLAHABAD 5 RAJU RATAN CHAUHAN DALJEET SIGNH HIGH COURT, ALLAHABAD 6 GOVIND NARAIN SRIVASTAVA SHRI JANG BAHADUR LAL SRIVASTAVA HIGH COURT, ALLAHABAD 7 ANIL KUMAR SRI SHANTI SWAROOP HIGH COURT, ALLAHABAD 8 CHANDRESH KUMAR SINGH SRI JAI PRAKASH SINGH HIGH COURT, ALLAHABAD 9 DHIRAJ PAL SINGH SHRI VIJAY PAL SINGH HIGH COURT, ALLAHABAD 10 YASHWANT KUMAR LATE DHANPAL RAM HIGH COURT, ALLAHABAD 11 AMIT
    [Show full text]
  • Why a Hindu Nationalist Party Furthered Globalisation in India
    The paradox of the BJP’s stance towards external economic liberalisation: why a Hindu nationalist party furthered globalisation in India Asia Programme Working Paper December 2004 By David P. Arulanantham, Oxford University Asia Programme Royal Institute of International Affairs Chatham House 10 St James’s Square London SW1Y 4LE United Kingdom Contact: Gareth Price, Head of Asia Programme, [email protected] Chatham House is an independent body which promotes the rigorous study of international questions and does not express opinions of its own. The opinions expressed in this paper are the responsibility of the author. © Chatham House 2004. All rights reserved. 1 Summary This paper examines why the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) campaigned against policies favouring globalisation while in opposition during the early 1990s but aggressively pursued them while in power from 1998-2004. Despite the importance of international pressures and the “centrist pull” of the Indian political system, this paper explores the party’s ideological flexibility. The BJP comprises a pragmatic pro- capitalist wing and an ideological wing opposed to foreign involvement in the economy. As a result, the party employed economic nationalism to energise its activist base while it was in opposition. After winning the election, the pragmatic wing captured power within the party and implemented its agenda, reflecting the views of India’s emerging middle class. The paper concludes by assessing the future of economic reforms under a subsequent BJP
    [Show full text]