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Weekly Politics Summary – 11/5/24: Indian Opposition
New SNP leader and First Minister of Scotland On Monday, the 6th of May, the Scottish National Party elected a new leader, John Swinney, after the previous leader Humza Yousaf resigned. John Swinney’s job is to unify the SNP and solve all the economic issues currently damaging Scotland. Currently, the Scottish economy has generally flatlined…
India Elections Uncovered: The World’s Largest Democracy
An Overview of India’s Elections India will be holding the Lok Sabha elections from 19th April to 1st June. It started last Friday, and with almost one billion voters taking part, it will be the largest democratic election the world has ever seen. Due to the sheer size and logistics of the election, it will…
Tesla Eyes India: $2-3 Billion Electric Car Plant in the Works
Tesla To Scout Locations In late April, Tesla plans to send its first team to scout potential locations for building electric car plants in India. This is estimated to cost USD 2-3 billion. Tesla will be focusing on Indian states which are already dominant auto manufacturing regions. These regions include Gujarat and Rajasthan in the…
Corruption in BJP Electoral Bonds causes Huge Scandal
What are Electoral Bonds? Electoral bonds are ways in which members of the public can anonymously donate money to political parties. However, the BJP is under scrutiny for allowing the sale of electoral bonds only a few months before India’s election. Why is the BJP under fire? The BJP (the ruling political party in India)…
What has Narendra Modi done to make India Great?
Who is Narendra Modi? Narendra Modi became Prime Minister of India on the 26th of May 2014 after serving as the chief minister of Gujarat for 13 years. Modi is part of the Bharatiya Janata Party, B.J.P. for short, a right-wing political party in India. Modi and the B.J.P. won the 2014 election with 171…
India: Fastest Growing Economy in 2024
In the final three months of 2023, India’s GDP increased by a staggering 8.4%, going over and beyond analyst’s predictions of 6.6%. This places India as the fifth largest economy globally, with a GDP of $4.113 trillion. By 2027 they are set to rise to third place, overtaking Germany and Japan, who currently have GDPs…
