Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.
Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.
We are now dealing with a qualitatively new dragon. It sees itself – with not too much exaggeration – as being in the league of the United States. It is no longer willing to concede India preeminence even in South Asia. Feeling bad or becoming adventurist are not optimal responses. We must continue to reduce the asymmetry through sustained economic growth and base our responses on a cold, objective assessment of capabilities.
We are now dealing with a qualitatively new dragon. It sees itself – with not too much exaggeration – as being in the league of the United States. It is no longer willing to concede India preeminence even in South Asia. Feeling bad or becoming adventurist are not optimal responses. We must continue to reduce the asymmetry through sustained economic growth and base our responses on a cold, objective assessment of capabilities.