India

Sure, economists praise India for the rapid growth that has brought hundreds of thousands out of poverty. However, a story about a sporting event reminds us that a lot of work needs to be done.

India will host the Commonwealth Games next year, and instead of moving the slums out of New Delhi, India will hide them from the games.

Protests flare up often in India. Water and power shortages are prevalent in the country, so people will take to the streets and block traffic to demand more from their government.

The swine flu may be spreading across India’s slums, but the people there are not too concerned about. They don’t worry about the swine flu because most of them are already sick.

A fourth of India could experience drought this year. The monsoon season in the country has failed to produce enough rainfall for crops.

Writer Akash Kapur grew up in rural India, and has seen many changes in his area with the growth of development in the country.