Modi’s party will likely renew emphasis on caste

Following defeats in key state elections, the nationally ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is reviewing its strategy

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Impasses likely to persist in 116th US Congress

An impasse over immigration reform will likely prevent fiscal legislation passing in time for January

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A pre-election recovery from recession, high unemployment and exchange rate volatility looks increasingly unlikely

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India’s main opposition has wrested power from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party in three key states

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The hold of economic elites on political influence looks set to rise again amid rightward political shift

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Median and mean inequality of land distribution, 2009

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Gini coefficient for land distribution, circa 1960s

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The huge chronic US deficit in its trade with Japan has become a focus of US pressure on Tokyo

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The leading presidential contenders have presented their approaches for managing the economy

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Environmental regulatory capacity will expand but change may be slow and driven from abroad

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