- As mentioned in last week's India links, the Modi government has released its first Union Budget. While The Economist commends its transformative measures, Abheek Bhattacharya argues that it lacks bold ideas for the future, and PB Mehta says that the budget illustrates 'a trillion-dollar economy with a hundred crore mindset'.
- Sadanand Dhume argues that Modi needs to beware the trap of status-quoism.
- Where are India's female leaders?
- Narendra Modi has attended the BRICS summit in Brazil this week, with one of the major outcomes being the establishment of a BRICS development bank. Mihir S Sharma argues that the bank is bad news for India, both economically and strategically, but MK Venu has a more positive take.
- Is there a link between poor sanitation and malnutrition in India?
- C Raja Mohan argues that the resolution of India and Bangladesh's maritime territorial dispute should pave the way for more substantial regional maritime cooperation in the Bay of Bengal.
- Why are India's roads so deadly?
- We Are Social have updated their digital and social media stats for India. Check out their results in the slideshow below:
India links: Union budget, BRICS, malnutrition, female leaders, Bay of Bengal and more
Published 18 Jul 2014
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