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21st century belongs to India: PM Modi

Addressing a media event hosted by a leading English daily here, he emphasised that it is necessary to make efforts to move in the direction of development and his government is working swiftly to do the best in every sector.

India best bet for 21st century: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday said India's diversity, scale, capacity, potential and performance are all unique and the whole world believes that this country is the best bet for the 21st century.

The End?

The younger people are more distracted. A recent study conducted by the Centre for Attention Studies, King’s College, London, has found that 49 per cent of the 2000 adults surveyed admitted that their attention span was shorter.

Political marketing can mould minds

Twitter is the dominating forum for political parties, politicians, and journalists to express ideas, shape public opinion, and exchange points of view in today's world. It is now easier to reach out to the masses for political support in order to energize voters. People were not as active in sharing their views, ideas, and opinions in the 1980s as they are now.

We the Republic?

In Latin America a new social geometry of power has emerged. The rights to be heard, to be seen, to be recognized, and to be respected are at the core of new movements across the region giving a new meaning to democracy. What is significant is that there has been a displacement of power upward, downward and outward

An age of anger

By all indications, the 21st century appears to be an age of rage. We are witnessing extraordinary waves of protests around the world against widening inequality and rising authoritarianism. It is understandable why citizens are angry. But why are political leaders angrier than the citizens?