First Post: When the worlds largest democracy votes, its reverberations are felt in the lives of over a billion people, the vast majority of them living under $2 a day. What does a decisive victory for Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janta Party(BJP), mean for the poor in India, and indeed towards solving Indias significant social challenges?There is cause for tempered optimism.
India's Prime Minister elect, Narendra Modi, represents a conundrum for those working on social development. His pro-business,...