Despite its prosperity, even Bangalor is not an island from the country's pervasive poverty. India has become one of the world's major food exporters. In fact, this year, it will produce more wheat than the United States, significant for a country once synonymous with famine. Still, many basic human needs go unmet. Kushwant Singh is a leading columnist and author.
Nobody goes hungry.
It's gone back into history. Despite the immense problems India faces, few experts expect dramatic change in economic policy no matter which coalition emerges to form the new government. The Hindu Nationalist BJP, which will likely have the largest number of seats in parliament, has railed against foreign investment in the past but did not make that much of an issue this time. Even the communist parties keep quiet about it. They talk but tongue in cheek.