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India turns a more cautious green

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, expected to win a third-term when India holds its national elections this spring, is among the emerging economies’ most fervent believers in climate change. He sees this an “existential” threat for…

L’India, gigante suo malgrado

Stando alle stime delle Nazioni Unite sulla popolazione mondiale, ad aprile di quest’anno l’India è diventata il paese piĂą popoloso del mondo. Alcuni demografi hanno persino fissato una data: il 14 aprile. Secondo altri calcoli, come quelli…

Modi survives a COVID-19 battering

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity has been a political phenomenon in India, despite it being one of the most fragmented and competitive democratic environments in the world. His first national election victory in 2014 gave his…