India’s Poor Will Not Be Wished Away
Poverty remains deeply entrenched in India and appears to have increased significantly, writes Ashoka Mody, despite rosy news from India’s first consumption figures in over a decade.
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Poverty remains deeply entrenched in India and appears to have increased significantly, writes Ashoka Mody, despite rosy news from India’s first consumption figures in over a decade.
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