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Indian economy
![India’s Growth Story Needs a New Actor India’s Growth Story Needs a New Actor](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-03-22_07-42-06.jpg)
India’s Growth Story Needs a New Actor
By Narain D. Batra
The country needs to go beyond its current IT sector in developing knowledge workers.
![India’s Growing Urban Poverty Crisis India’s Growing Urban Poverty Crisis](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-03-03_18-35-12.jpg)
India’s Growing Urban Poverty Crisis
By Ram Mashru
India's efforts to fight urban poverty have been lacking.
![India Approaches Elections with a Sluggish Economy India Approaches Elections with a Sluggish Economy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-02-25_17-45-59.jpg)
India Approaches Elections with a Sluggish Economy
By Ram Mashru
India's Finance Minister's final budget speech is more of a swan song for UPA economic policy.
![Why India Must Revive Its Manufacturing Sector Why India Must Revive Its Manufacturing Sector](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-02-25_08-28-25.jpg)
Why India Must Revive Its Manufacturing Sector
By Abhirup Bhunia
With a rising urban population, the country needs to look beyond its services sector.
![China Offers To Finance 30 Percent Of Indian Infrastructure Spending Through 2017 China Offers To Finance 30 Percent Of Indian Infrastructure Spending Through 2017](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-02-20_21-25-33.jpg)
China Offers To Finance 30 Percent Of Indian Infrastructure Spending Through 2017
By Ankit Panda
The offer would see $300 billion of Chinese funding flow into India through 2017.
![India’s Modi Affair India’s Modi Affair](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-02-15_11-12-03.jpg)
India’s Modi Affair
By Anthony Fensom
After a difficult year, some investors are excited at the prospect of a pro-business leader.
![Reform Is a Dirty Word in India Reform Is a Dirty Word in India](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-02-11_11-01-52.jpg)
Reform Is a Dirty Word in India
By David J. Karl
Without a party committed to a reform agenda, India will struggle to realize its potential.
![Another Challenging Year Awaits for India’s Economy Another Challenging Year Awaits for India’s Economy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-01-05_23-09-49.jpg)
Another Challenging Year Awaits for India’s Economy
By James Parker
Lower growth rates and stubborn inflation will keep the Reserve Bank of India on its toes.
![India and China Lead Global Rankings on Materialism, Economic Optimism India and China Lead Global Rankings on Materialism, Economic Optimism](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2013-12-20_23-07-45.jpg)
India and China Lead Global Rankings on Materialism, Economic Optimism
By Ankit Panda
Indian and Chinese consumers lead world rankings when it comes to materialism and economic optimism.
![Is India’s Economy ‘On The Up?’ Is India’s Economy ‘On The Up?’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/sizes/thumbnail/shutterstock_130393175.jpg)
Is India’s Economy ‘On The Up?’
By Ram Mashru
Recent figures have prompted optimism, but the country still has many issues to address.
![Pun Intended: Goldman Sachs 'Modi-fies' its Outlook on the Indian Economy Pun Intended: Goldman Sachs 'Modi-fies' its Outlook on the Indian Economy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sizes/thumbnail/19760_5285fa9265747.jpg)
Pun Intended: Goldman Sachs 'Modi-fies' its Outlook on the Indian Economy
The investment bank’s report resulted in a blowback from India’s government.
![S&P Issues Warning on Indian Economy S&P Issues Warning on Indian Economy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sizes/thumbnail/5122508670_b0dfb14f1e_b.jpg)
S&P Issues Warning on Indian Economy
The ratings agency has ramped up the pressure on the already beleaguered economic authorities to act on growth.