India's Space and Research Organization (ISRO) launched the first South Asia Satellite, on May 5. Speaking on the occasion, Prime Minister Modi said that the satellite will help partner countries in effective communication, better governance, better banking and education in remote areas, more predictable weather forecasting and efficient resource mapping....
India Rises in WEF's Competitive Rankings
India jumped 16 places to number 39 out of 138 countries rated in the World Economic Forum’s competitiveness ranking, due mainly to better infrastructure and strong economic growth. In the World Competitiveness Report 2016-2017 rankings are made on the assessment of 12 parameters: institutions, infrastructure, macroeconomic environment, health and primary...
Level of Stress in 74 Countries Ranked, India is #14
Bloomberg has ranked the incidence of stress in the lives of people in 74 countries of the world. Seven equally weighted variables were considered in the rankings: annual homicide rates, GDP per capita on a purchasing-power-parity basis, income inequality, corruption perception, unemployment, urban air pollution, and life expectancy. Life is...
Luxury Brand Benefits from Attractive Pakistani Diplomat visit
People in India are often fascinated by attractive women from across the border, whether in entertainment or in politics. In 1972, Pakistani Prime Minister Zulfikar Bhutto brought his gangling daughter Benazir (who went to graduate from Harvard and to become a leader herself before being assassinated) to the Simla Summit. ...
Osama, and the India-USA-Pakistan relationship
Yesterday, American soldiers swooped into a million-dollar mansion in the resort city of Abbotabad, Pakistan, far from the rough frontier area where Osama bin Laden was supposedly hiding. In fact the mansion, surrounded by high walls was just half a mile from the Pakistan Military Academy. The British Newspaper Daily...
India inside Bangladesh inside Bangladesh inside India?
No matter whether you look at economics, culture, business, language or politics, there are aspects of India that are uniquely bizarre or out of the world. But sometimes, even The India Expert has to raise its eyebrows, as we did when we came across this entry about "enclaves" in The...