The world’s largest democracy has barely begun to draw on half its pool of candidates.
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Rajesh Trichur Venkiteswaran works as a freelance journalist, writing on areas including multinational global finance, international economics, financial markets, banking and social issues. He began his career with Dhanlaxmi Bank and further worked with Geojit Financial Services and Kerala Agricultural University. His writing has appeared in Norway Today, Aarthik News and Pajhwok Afghan News. He received a Masters in Economics and Bachelors in Library, Information Science and Economics from the University of Calicut and Indira Gandhi National Open University