Caste clouds India's high hopes
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Indians want their country to punch its weight but worry the caste system may hold it back, a BBC poll suggests.
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Population experts question the findings of a census that says Muslims are the fastest growing community in India.
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A report that found IndiaÂs largest religious minority is Âlagging behindÂ has sparked new soul-searching about Muslim rights and well-being.
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Much has been done in the past decade to simplify business rules, but the challenges of giving India an economic makeover are vast.
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Ever since U.S. Rep. Bobby Jindal was elected governor of Louisiana on Oct. 20, Indian Americans across the country have been debating whether to celebrate or turn up their noses.
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India's governing Congress Party suffers a setback in  state elections in Punjab and Uttaranchal.
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In India, the European Union has an image problem. Seen as an impregnable economic fortress and yet a shaky political sandcastle, the 25-nation bloc faces an uphill battle to be taken seriously in the world's biggest democracy.
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A crisis decades in the making has reduced middle-class people in New Delhi, IndiaÂs richest city, to foraging for water.
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A soaring economy and crumbling trade barriers are making India a âmust visitâ destination for foreign politicians and executives.
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NAGAPATTINAM, India  - It took just a few seconds  for Shiva Shankari, like her village, to lose her future.
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India sought to put on a brave face on Sunday over an unexpected delay in the approval of a landmark nuclear deal with the United States amid nervousness in New Delhi that the controversial pact could slip away.
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India's ruling Congress party was heading for defeat in polls in the states of Punjab and Uttarakhand on Tuesday, in elections seen as reflecting wider voter concern about inflation and economic reforms.
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For decades, India focused on its domestic economy and grew more slowly. But all that is starting to change.
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India's IT research and outsourcing  industry is facing a skills shortage, a leading industry expert has warned.
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As chain stores move to capitalize on India's emerging middle class, opposition is growing from its legions of small shopkeepers and state governments
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India's most ambitious scheme to reduce poverty has disappointing results in its first year, studies suggest.
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CHENNAI, OCTOBER 12: Optimism is what drives Indian cricket, whether or not itâs rooted to ground realities. So Laxmipathy Balaji, who sits out his home Test in Chennai against the Australians with an injury