The government’s political calculus seems to favour the affluent and the marginalised, while largely disregarding India's middle class and its aspirations and concerns.
A growing brigade of young Indians is trading military and govt job dreams for a steady paycheck as private guards. For many, it’s better than working for Swiggy, Zomato, Amazon.
Pew study says Covid pandemic and its economic fall out saw global middle class population reduce by 54 million, South Asia sees highest increase in poverty numbers.
The millions of poor going home are a wonderful new generation of aspirational, working-class Indians. Modi and his government didn’t account for their fate.
This is not a long-distance cruiser. And because the battery pack is smaller, ergo lighter, the Tiago EV doesn’t feel heavy to drive. It feels nice and dynamic, like a small hatchback should.
CEA Nageswaran cites broad-based recovery in consumption and investment even as RBI cuts FY27 growth forecast to 6.6% amid West Asia-related inflation risks
EXCLUSIVE | Track II diplomacy between the two sides has shifted gears post Op Sindoor, with more structured discussions focused on conflict management rather than dispute resolution.
The central curse of our urban governance isn’t that more voters live in these slummified villages. It’s that the political class panders to them instead of improving their quality of life.
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