government was on an upswing‚ the campaign was highly innovative‚ the economy in good nick with growth rate around 9.5% and the image of its leader Mr. AB Vajpayee was most respected. The party perceived itself to be in the driving seat and its campaign “India Shining” was expected to hit off well with the electorate. In spite of strong economic indicators‚ fairly good record of governance‚ general sense of well being and all the predictions of re-election‚ the BJP were stunned. The congress campaign negated
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Nayar of India Ashford University ANT 101: Introduction to Anthropology Jeri Myers 29 November 2010 The Nayar of India that I focused on is known as the Nayar of Kerala. They live in the southern tip of India and have a very unique society and culture. The Nayar or Nair culture is an agricultural state and a warrior caste and a matrilineal society. The Nayar also believe that they come from a supernatural beginning‚ and are of a royal lineage and are a high class as they enforced laws‚
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UNIT 6 POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT ECONOMY OF Structure 6.1 Introduction 6.2 The Global Divide 6.3 Poverty of Income Comparisons 6.4 Global Social Reality: Essentials of Maldevelopment 6.5 Agenda of the Political Economy of Development 6.6 Some Important Aspects of the Political Economy: Theories of Development 6.7 Capital Accumulation: Role and Limitations 6.8 International Capital Flows 6.9 Role of the State 6.10 The Counter Revolution in Development Economics: The LPG Package
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Is there a political participation crisis in the UK? There is a political participation crisis in the UK. This can be seen; from relevant data that party membership in 1980 for all parties was 1‚693‚156 citizens‚ 4.12% of the vote-eligible populous. Worryingly‚ in 2012 the amount of citizens with a membership to a party had plummeted to 387‚000. The percentage of citizens this represented was a miniscule 0.80%. This shows‚ as each generation becomes of age to vote‚ the amount of people participating
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IndiaRussia relations 1 India–Russia relations India-Russian relations India Russia Indo-Russian relations refer to the bilateral relations between the Republic of India and the Russian Federation. During the Cold War‚ India and the Soviet Union (USSR) enjoyed a strong strategic‚ military‚ economic and diplomatic relationship. After the collapse of the USSR‚ Russia inherited the close relationship with India‚ even as India improved its relations with the West after the end of the
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How the Perspective of Political Ecology Treats Environmental Conservation and Development Issues Student’s Name: Environmental Issues in Asia Tutor’s Name: 2 November 2011 OUTLINE: I. Introduction II. Political ecology and environmental conservation and development issues III. Strengths and weaknesses of political ecology approach on nuclear power industry IV. Strengths and weaknesses of political ecology approach on protection of trees V. Conclusion VI. References
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initiative by UNESCO and the Government of India UNESCO and the Government of India in a major new partnership The United Nations Educational‚ Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Government of India are embarking on a major new partnership to create the Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development. Through research and capacity-building‚ the Institute aims to develop and promote new Minister Kapil Sibal (India) and UNESCO’s Director-General‚ Irina Bokova
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Anything about a countries political scenario has to have a resemblance with the country’s CONSTITUTION. And when we talk about Indian communalism the constitution itself is questioned. It is an interesting fact that the country that boasts of being secular in the international forum did not define themselves in the same way till 1976‚ which is till thirty years after independence. And funnily even after the forty-second amendment the word was mentioned only in the preamble and nowhere else. So does
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In order to explain this phenomenon we must first observe the age distribution of Facebook users and the development of political opinions over the lifespan. As previously discussed‚ the Pew Research Center study found that there was a steady decline in Facebook use among adult Internet users as age increased. As the use of Facebook among the millennial generation is higher than all older generations‚ culminating in a 31 percent difference between millennials and Internet users 65 years and older
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INTRODUCTION BANKING SYSTEM IN INDIA What is a bank ? A bank is a financial institution that provides banking and other financial services to their customers. A bank is generally understood as an institution which provides fundamental banking services such as accepting deposits and providing loans. There are also nonbanking institutions that provide certain banking services without meeting the legal definition of a bank. Banks are a subset of the financial
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