Daily Archives: October 8, 2018

Have we actually reduced poverty in India?

India recently relinquished its numerouno position of being home to the largest number of poor according to the Future Development blog of the World Bank’s Brooking Institute. Now, Nigeria has become home to the largest number of poor people or people living on less than USD 1.90 a day. It houses 87 million such people…

Visa Policy: India and the World (Part I)

With travel and tourism being considered an important pillar for socio-economic and cultural development in India, the sense of urgency to strengthen tourism has grown. India is ranked 40th out of 138 countries in the 2018 Travel and Tourism Competitive Index of the World Economic Forum. India has jumped 25 places, improving upon its ranking…