SEATTLE—India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the nation by storm when he fluidly snatched the reigns of governance from the Congress party in 2014. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) flourished as a result. Modi’s BJP (Bharthiya Jantha Party) has been at the epicenter of political activity and development ever since. Narendra Modi has had to grapple with challenges within the party while establishing his rule. Steering an economy with a growth rate of 7.6 percent will be a progressive endeavor. Amid forging steadfast international relations and promoting India’s capacity, Modi has made steady progress and headway with regards to the alleviation of…
Author: Shivani Ekkanath
Shivani Ekkanath
Shivani is an Indian writer for The Borgen Project living in Singapore. Her hobbies are music, dance and writing. She loves reading about current affairs, political relations and other social issues.
SEATTLE — Many have taken on the fight against poverty, but entrepreneurs and microfinance institutions have often been the most successful at enacting widespread positive change. Developing markets have triumphed and this has set the foundation for economic self-sufficiency in many countries. Thus, entrepreneurship has been an ally of the poor. When provided with adequate amounts of training, young people from rural communities attain higher levels of education and skill. As a result, they are able to join the labor market and start their own businesses. This increases economic growth and impacts countries for the better. Countries also provide their youth with skills training to combat high…
SEATTLE — The link between connectivity and economic growth has always been definite and widespread. When the access to internet, broadband and data services rises, there are amplified investments to the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector. This has been the case for many countries on the continent, as 2015 showcased Africa’s progressive connectivity. The development of sectors in the economy will greatly influence and increase the capacities of the government. Connectivity is a sustainable way to ensure the inclusion of all the people in the country, be it access to the internet or other forms of financial services. Additionally, increasing connectivity…
SEATTLE — The Rohingya refugees remain one of the most persecuted and estranged religious minorities in the world. A majority of the one million Rohingya Muslims hail from the state of Rakhine in Myanmar, where they are impoverished, abused, and hated by 50 million Buddhists. 2015 was an especially despairing year. Rohingya refugees are presumed to be illegal migrants from the Bengal region. Historically, the disintegration of the British Colonial rule in the 1940s had culminated in religious clashes. This resulted in the Rohingya being exempted from citizenship. The Rohingya Muslims blend aspects of Sufism with their Sunni Islam ethnicity and ideologies. The general…
SEATTLE — Located by the Jordan River and home to 1.72 million vulnerable individuals, the West Bank is a landlocked territory currently under the jurisdiction of the State of Palestine and governed by President Mahmoud Abbas. With 25.8 percent of the population living below the poverty line, the West Bank has become the focal point of the ongoing power struggle between the Hamas government in Gaza and Israel. The withdrawal of international aid after the elections back in 2006 coupled with the inception of Intifada by the Hamas group only exacerbated the situation. Poverty in the West Bank continued to…