Backward States Fuel Growth
India’s backward states are growing fast, proving that good economics can be good politics as well The fall in India’s GDP growth to just 6.5% in 2011-12 has caused much moaning and groaning, along with
Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar
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Shale gas transforms geopolitics, energy
For decades, India has kowtowed to Gulf countries, notably Iran. With large shale gas deposits and new technology to extract it, India can afford to act tough, says Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar.