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That's changing. The Obama Administration promises to offer universal coverage, introduce electronic records and wrestle health-care costs under control - in short, at least part of the health-care revolution that many Americans have advocated for years. (See pictures of the world reacting to Obama's election win.)
An election in India is one of those spectacles, like a pilgrimage or a marathon, in which size itself is meant to convey meaning. Watching all those people peacefully praying, running or voting - it restores your faith in humanity.
But after nearly 62 years as an independent nation, India is still not getting enough real change from its exercise of democracy. Indira Gandhi ran on the slogan "Garibi Hatao" (Abolish Poverty) in 1971. Her Congress Party, led by her daughter-in-law Sonia and grandson Rahul, is promising the...
The upshot: political campaigns that seemed utterly unconcerned with substantive issues - of which there are many. How will India maneuver its foreign policy amid the tempestuous politics of its neighbors? How will it secure the safety of its citizens from extremists and insurgents? How will it push economic growth and...
Yet before it can have a big election about big ideas, India must address problems so old as to be practically inconspicuous. Without universal education, India will not be able to find - even among its 1 billion people - enough skilled workers to sustain a thriving economy. Without improved roads, sewers...