In India, the poor and disadvantaged castes vote proportionally more than the rich and the upper castes, and often more than those in developed democracies. Similarly, voter turnout is generally ...

She is part of a faceless, often-cited statistic: About 60% of India's nearly 1.3 billion people live on less than $3.10 a day, the World Bank's median poverty line. And 21%, or more than 250 ...

Poverty in India is a complex and multifaceted issue influenced by a combination of historical, economic, social, and political factors. Several renowned economists and leaders have provided ...

At the time of Mr Dube’s visit in 1995 almost half of India’s population still lived below the international poverty line, according to the World Bank. Mr Dube lamented India’s lack of ...

In 1867, reformer Bholanath Chandra wrote, “A widely diffused enterprising spirit is always the antecedent to that widely diffused national prosperity, through which alone can our nation ever ...