India’s 2024 elections may bring a new political epoch
Jan 21, 2024 · State elections aside, the stage is already elaborately set for 2024. Domestically, the world sat up when India’s GDP growth in 2023 came close to eight per cent. Big, visible infrastructure was built — highways, airports and a vast new parliament transforming the centre of …
Are social media, AI and misinformation undermining Indian …
May 17, 2024 · After winning the national elections in 2014 and 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP still dominate the social media race in 2024. The BJP has over 7.8 million followers on Instagram, while opposition parties such as the Indian National Congress (Congress) and the Aam Aadmi Party have 4.6 and 1.3 million followers respectively.
Modi’s election setback a reality check on India’s economic …
Jun 16, 2024 · India’s big economic numbers undoubtedly look strong. It is the fastest growing major economy, expanding by 8.4 per cent in the last quarter of 2023, and boasts the world’s fifth-largest GDP. On the campaign trail, Prime Minister Modi promised to make India the world’s third-largest economy by the end of his third term in 2029.
Will 2024’s regional head elections strengthen or undermine …
Jan 11, 2024 · 2024 promises to be a busy year for Indonesian democracy. Voters will elect a new president, 20,462 national and regional legislators and, later, some 548 regional heads. These are the provincial governors, district heads and municipal mayors responsible for delivering many basic services under Indonesia’s system of decentralised governance.
The China factor seemingly less significant in Taiwan’s 2024 ...
Jan 7, 2024 · Though the ‘China factor’ remains the key political cleavage in society, and the most important factor affecting citizens’ electoral behaviour, it has not been as big of a campaign issue in the 2024 elections as in the 2020 polls. Chinese President Xi Jinping’s 2019 policy address on a ‘Taiwan plan’ and Beijing’s subsequent ...
Indian voters show they want a new Modi in New Delhi
Jun 17, 2024 · A. Heading into India’s recent national election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had made his ambitions clear — a third successive term, but this time with a commanding 370 seat supermajority for his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Having almost maxed out the BJP’s presence in the Hindi heartland of northern India in the 2019 elections ...
Modi must make moves to turn around India’s economy
Sep 11, 2024 · To unlock India's potential as a manufacturing hub, Modi must overcome political challenges, streamline regulatory processes, and commit to open trade policies, aligning with global trends and opportunities. One of the biggest electoral upsets in 2024 took place in the world’s largest democracy, India. Incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi ...
India’s Central Asia challenge | East Asia Forum
Apr 14, 2022 · India’s Central Asia challenge. While addressing the first meeting of the India–Central Asia Summit in January, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised that the region is ‘central to India’s vision of an integrated and stable extended neighbourhood’. The Central Asian leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan ...
Pakistan’s worst-case-scenario year bodes ill for 2024
Feb 7, 2024 · In 2023, Pakistan experienced record inflation. Foreign exchange reserves fell to their lowest level in nearly a decade. External debt servicing was the highest ever. Over the 2022–2023 fiscal year the economy fell by US$33.4 billion and per capita income declined by 11 per cent — also new records. Pakistan came perilously close to a default.
China’s political shakeup in 2023 | East Asia Forum
Jan 24, 2024 · In 2023, China emerged from COVID-19 related troubles utilising large-scale vaccination but faced economic struggles, high youth unemployment and ongoing debt issues within the housing market. On the political front, the year was marked by changes in key leadership roles, alleged corruption scandals within the nuclear weapons programme and ...