The sixth edition presents a range of stories highlighting the challenges faced by the world’s most populous democracy.
In the latest issue of the Al Jazeera English digital magazine, we analyse the problems that India faces on its journey to become one of the fastest-growing and diverse major economies of the world.
Although the country’s growing middle class is benefitting from the economic boom, which has mainly been due to the growing information technology sector, the majority of its rural population remains impoverished.
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And it still has some way to go to to confront challenges like overpopulation, lack of infrastructure, corruption and one that came to the fore more recently – the treatment of women – after the gang rape of a 23-year-old college student in the country’s capital New Delhi.
The issue features:
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