tirsdag 9. april 2019

Modi's India: A growing economy but not enough jobs


Narendra Modi had lofty ambitions for India when he came to power in a landslide election win in 2014. The prime minister and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) promised to overhaul the economy and create millions of jobs for young people, saying they would reverse a decade of "jobless growth" under the previous government. As Modi seeks a second term, he's setting the bar even higher — the election manifesto released by the BJP on Monday aspires to make India the world's third largest economy by 2030. Here's a look at the Indian leader's record so far.