a look at india s parliament. the government is not obliged to implement a law passed by parliament which sounds ridiculous. there was one expectation ten years ago. a member of the lower house of parliament maintains that democracy has been good for india but says there have been too many logjams in recent years. in the u.s. the congress and senate have rules for how you set agendas. now, our rules go back to before independence and there are no rules. it just says that agenda is set by consensus. if you think conse enensus i hard to reach in america, imagine how hard in india s lower house of parliament which has 37 parties. in 2011, parliament was adjourned 102 times. it was only in session for about
he says living honestly is just not possible in india. he s a trained engineer who once worked in india s version of the irs. he was so outraged by what he saw in government, he became an anti-corruption activist. the people of india are the best people in the world with the worst government. the inspiration is a frail 74-year-old man. the face of india s anti-corruption movement. in august 2011, thousands rallied around inspired by gandhi and went on a hunger strike to end corruption. no one could raise a finger at him. he brought spirituality to the entire movement. his 12 day fast ended with a
odisha has a long way to go. what was once considered a basket case of india, has grown 8% every year for a decade. it s not just odisha. isn t it extraordinary with all of the problems, bureaucracy, bad politics, average growth over the last ten years is 7%. does it mean if things are fixed it could be 10%? is it the price of democracy? to some extent it s a price of democracy. democracies have reformed and fixed themselves. look at chicago in the 1920s. look at chicago today. look at england. england in early 19th century was corrupt society. you could buy any job in the government. but then they did the hard work of politics. one of the most powerful people in india s government thinks india can reform and even
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television show. one that would explore some of india s most taboo subjects. including domestic violence and abortion. you realize how strange this is. this is like tom cruise hosting and researching 60 minutes. it is unusual. it s something that s been troubling me. something i felt like doing. the show translates to truth alone prevails. that s also india s official national motto. domestic violence. khan s goal, an in-depth discussion about india s problems to spark a conversation about the direction of the country. each 90-minute episode focused on a different topic.