Corruption in India Andrew Sanchez T he momentum of last year’s hunger strike by the anti-corruption campaigner Kisan ‘Anna’ Hazare currently sees India’s parliament wrestling with the formation of a national corruption ombudsman. Hazare’s campaign rests upon the proposition that the democratic ideals with which the Indian state was formed in 1947 are all too often subverted by the self-interest of public servants. Hazare’s supporters argue that this process has two primary effects. First‚ corruption
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Hello Friends. FDI in Retail sector: No I am not in the favor of FDI in retail. "Competition is always in the favor of consumers‚ monopolies not". 1. They adopt Predatory pricing strategy. Predatory pricing (also undercutting) is a pricing strategy where a product or service is set at a very low price‚ intending to drive competitors out of the market‚ or create barriers to entry for potential new competitors. How it works: Big brands like Wal-Mart‚ Tesco etc. Buys goods from
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We lack the wherewithal to catch and punish the corrupt Many of us believe that corruption is the biggest problem in India and if we could punish the corrupt by catching them‚ it would solve a lot of our problems. I would like to take a look at some of the root causes of corruption in India. The basic cause is that the government is not designed for accountability and delivering services to its citizens. This is a larger problem‚ which can be resolved if adequa-te effort is made to streamline
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SST 2383 Discussion Question 1. The large store variety and layouts of merchandise would likely appeal to consumers in India for a few reasons. One reason would be that these large retailers could create more efficiency in that they would allow a customer to purchase a wide assortment of goods in one stop. Another reason is that they could sell brand-name products at more affordable prices. It may be wise to also take into consideration that more than half of India’s population consists of people
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which‚ flows through the city of Kolkata. The other branch enters Bangladesh and is known as the Padma. There are many holy cities in the Ganga basin. Find their names. 3. The Brahmaputra basin: The Brahmaputra River rises in Tibet and enters India from the east. It flows through a narrow valley in Assam. Here‚ the river is always flooded in the rainy season. It enters Bangladesh and joins River Padma. The Ganga and Brahmaputra rivers together from the largest delta in the world before flowing
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of a fine specimen of the partition literature is a rather non-serious depiction of an extraordinary event. The blurb‚ the translator’s note and the acknowledgement point at the author’s profound sense of loss in the aftermath of the partition of India in 1947. But shuttling between the chapters‚ the reader quickly realises it’s less about partition and more about everyday trivia in the life of Dayamoyee‚ whose morbid memory of that sordid event accounts for only a tiny slice of the 172-page memoir
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India India is a country in South Asia. It is the Seventh-Largest country by area and second-largest by population with over 1.2 billion people and most populous democracy in the world. Home to the Indus Valley Civilization and a region of historic trade routes and vast empires. Four major world religions‚ Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Jainism and Sikhism originated there‚ while Zoroastrianism‚ Judaism‚ Christianity and Islam arrived in the first millennium CE and shaped the region’s diverse culture.
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Ancient India Web Quest “The Ancient Civilizations of India” Go to http://ancientweb.org/index.php/explore/country/India 1. What were the two major cities within the ancient Indus River Valley civilization? a. Mohenjo Daro b. Harrapa 2. List 3 characteristics/features of these two ancient cities. a. writing system b. urban centers c. diversified social and economic system 3. Although copper and bronze were in use during this time‚ which material was still unknown? iron 4. How do we know
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Nepal and India share special closeness and similarity in cultural tradition. They are so closely and strongly interlinked by social life and cultural tradition that nobody can imagine to separate them. Both have made great contributions to enriching religious and cultural heritage in this region‚ and beyond. Lord Buddha‚ born in Nepal‚ has left his footprints not only in South Asia but all over the world. Sita‚ the daughter of Nepal‚ who was married to Ram‚ the crown prince of Ayodhya in India‚ has made
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North India and South India both had many similarities and differences. Regional kingdoms contained alike and dislike economies‚ political views‚ and religions. Over time‚ both areas developed in different ways. These ways shaped the form of India today. North and South India flourished because of its similar and different qualities. Many factors impacted the similar economies of North and South India. Monsoons affected both regions and caused long rainfalls in the summer and dry winds in the
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