{"id":63477,"date":"2024-06-01T01:57:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-01T01:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/01\/narendra-modi-and-indias-economy-hunger-debt-and-dangerous-journeys-for-work-but-bjp-still-point-to-big-wins\/"},"modified":"2024-06-01T01:57:02","modified_gmt":"2024-06-01T01:57:02","slug":"narendra-modi-and-indias-economy-hunger-debt-and-dangerous-journeys-for-work-but-bjp-still-point-to-big-wins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/01\/narendra-modi-and-indias-economy-hunger-debt-and-dangerous-journeys-for-work-but-bjp-still-point-to-big-wins\/","title":{"rendered":"Narendra Modi and India&#8217;s economy: Hunger, debt and dangerous journeys for work &#8211; but BJP still point to big wins"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/05\/768x432\/skynews-india-elections_6570453.jpg?20240531133539&amp;fit=768,432&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Narendra Modi and India&#8217;s economy: Hunger, debt and dangerous journeys for work &#8211; but BJP still point to big wins\" title=\"Narendra Modi and India&#8217;s economy: Hunger, debt and dangerous journeys for work &#8211; but BJP still point to big wins\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component-name=\"sdc-article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>Mukesh, a 22-year-old from Munak in the northern state of Haryana, shows Sky News the scars all over his body he says are from torture in a Russian prison.<\/p>\n<p>He alleges prison guards stubbed their cigarettes out on him and regularly beat him up for months while he was incarcerated.<\/p>\n<p>Mukesh is one of the many young men from Haryana who have taken dangerous journeys in search of work abroad.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image\">\n<figure class=\"sdc-article-image__figure\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-image__wrapper\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"ui-media-caption\">\n        <span class=\"u-hide-visually\">Image:<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\">Mukesh, 22, shows injuries he claims were inflicted in a Russian prison<br \/>\n        <\/span><br \/>\n      <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sky News has reported on several men who have ended up trapped and <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/indian-men-claim-theyve-been-forced-to-fight-for-russias-military-in-ukraine-13106669\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>forced to fight for the Russian army<\/strong><\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/ukraine-war-latest-russia-putin-kharkiv-sky-news-live-blog-12541713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ukraine war<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There is a lot of unemployment here and I wasn&#8217;t getting a job,&#8221; Mukesh says.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;An agent promised me work in Germany but I was sent to Russia instead.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was arrested for visa violations. When I refused to join their army and fight for them in the Ukraine war they jailed me and tortured me very badly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>High unemployment, shrinking incomes, and the cost of living crisis in rural parts of <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/topic\/india-5990\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>India<\/strong><\/a> have driven many young men to make these dangerous journeys.<\/p>\n<p>As the country wraps up its mammoth seven-phase election that will have lasted 44 days, the results for which are due on 4 June, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to win a third term.<\/p>\n<p>The final round of voting takes place in the last seven states and union territories on 1 June.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-factbox\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text-wrapper\">\n<p><h4 class=\"sdc-article-factbox__title\">States and union territories voting on 1 June<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"sdc-article-factbox__list\">\n<li class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text\">Bihar<\/li>\n<li class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text\">Himachal Pradesh<\/li>\n<li class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text\">Jharkhand<\/li>\n<li class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text\">Odisha<\/li>\n<li class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text\">Punjab<\/li>\n<li class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text\">Uttar Pradesh<\/li>\n<li class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text\">West Bengal<\/li>\n<li class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text\">Chandigarh<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-site-video callfn\" data-account-id=\"6058004172001\" data-amp-iframe-embed=\"\" data-asset-id=\"60c2d9e0-93c2-44c3-ace3-9f7449a2bdda\" data-asset-path=\"\" data-asset-version=\"\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-auth-config=\"\" data-caption=\"How voting works in India\" data-clip-type=\"\" data-component-name=\"sdc-site-video\" data-competition=\"\" data-copy-url-text=\"URL copied to clipboard\" data-fn=\"sdc-site-video\" data-id=\"id_60c2d9e0-93c2-44c3-ace3-9f7449a2bdda\" data-is-live-stream=\"false\" data-lite=\"true\" data-options=\"\" data-originator-id=\"51\" data-originator-handle=\"brightcove-news-gb\" data-package-name=\"\" data-provider=\"brightcove\" data-player-id=\"RC9PQUaJ6\" data-playsinline=\"\" data-sensitive=\"false\" data-sdc-id=\"6524580\" data-sdc-video-id=\"60c2d9e0-93c2-44c3-ace3-9f7449a2bdda\" data-sport-category=\"\" data-state=\"loading\" data-token-state=\"none\" data-video-ad-unit=\"\" data-video-blacklisted-originator-ids=\"\" data-video-id=\"ref:60c2d9e0-93c2-44c3-ace3-9f7449a2bdda\" data-video-type=\"\" data-auto-pause-on-not-visible=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-closed-captions-position=\"middle-third\" data-show-closed-captions=\"true\" data-show-pip=\"true\" data-show-live-stream-scrubber=\"true\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video__inner\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video__content\" data-role=\"bridge-controller\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% \/ ());\">\n<p class=\"sdc-site-video__accessibility-message\" data-role=\"accessibility-message\">Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n<p>              <span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-role=\"poster\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster\"><br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/04\/768x432\/india-election-modi_6524617.jpg?20240417180229\" alt=\"How will the elections in India work?\" srcset=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster-img\"\/><br \/>\n              <span class=\"sdc-site-video__loader\"\/><br \/>\n                <span class=\"sdc-site-video__time\">2:53<\/span><br \/>\n              <\/span><\/p>\n<p>              <video id=\"id_60c2d9e0-93c2-44c3-ace3-9f7449a2bdda\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" class=\"video-js sdc-site-video__tag\" controls=\"\" playsinline=\"\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sdc-site-video__caption ui-media-caption\">\n<p>              <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\" data-role=\"caption-text\">How voting works in India<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>High inequality despite growth claims &#8211; with rival emerging<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Modi is never shy of boasting about his economic achievements and stresses that under his government the country overtook the UK as the world&#8217;s fifth-largest economy.<\/p>\n<p>But what goes unmentioned is that GDP per capita remains dismal and on a per-person basis India ranks 136th globally.<\/p>\n<p>Inequality is at an historic high &#8211; even more stark than it was under British rule.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report by the Paris-based World Inequalities Lab, the top 1% of India&#8217;s population controls 40% of the nation&#8217;s wealth. That&#8217;s higher than in the US, South Africa, and Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>The cost of living and inflation have had a detrimental effect on household savings, which are now at a five-decade low while household debt is at a record high.<\/p>\n<p>The consumer market is sluggish and private consumption is at its lowest in 20 years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/deepfakes-and-influencers-the-digital-election-in-india-13132797\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The digital election in India<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/india-election-narendra-modis-party-is-notably-absent-in-kashmir-where-people-are-beginning-to-put-their-faith-in-democracy-13138428\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Modi&#8217;s BJP party notably absent in Kashmir<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/indias-modi-reported-to-electoral-commission-after-referring-to-muslims-as-infiltrators-during-campaign-speech-13121100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Modi reported for calling Muslims &#8216;infiltrators&#8217;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image\">\n<figure class=\"sdc-article-image__figure\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-image__wrapper\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdc-article-image__item\" loading=\"lazy\" intrinsicsize=\"768x432\" src=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/05\/768x432\/skynews-india-elections-haryana_6570437.jpg?20240531132041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/05\/384x216\/skynews-india-elections-haryana_6570437.jpg?20240531132041 380w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/05\/768x432\/skynews-india-elections-haryana_6570437.jpg?20240531132041 760w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/05\/1600x900\/skynews-india-elections-haryana_6570437.jpg?20240531132041 1024w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/05\/2048x1152\/skynews-india-elections-haryana_6570437.jpg?20240531132041 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 1024px, 100vw\" alt=\"People queue to vote in the sixth round of elections in the northern state of Haryana on 25 May. Pic: Reuters\"\/>\n    <\/div><figcaption class=\"ui-media-caption\">\n        <span class=\"u-hide-visually\">Image:<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\">People queue to vote in the sixth round of elections in the northern state of Haryana on 25 May. Pic: Reuters<br \/>\n        <\/span><br \/>\n      <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Nalin Kohli, national spokesperson for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), tells Sky News: &#8220;If you look at the last 10 years, in several areas the speed and the scale at which work and progress has taken place is not seen ever before.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We in any case are possibly the fastest growing economy in the world and today a very attractive investment destination.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But opposition parties have consistently flagged the issues of unemployment, inflation, the cost of living, and farmer woes &#8211; and have recently picked up popularity with young people as a result.<\/p>\n<p>Main opposition leader Rahul Gandhi is tenacious in his attack on Modi&#8217;s economic policy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image\">\n<figure class=\"sdc-article-image__figure\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-image__wrapper\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdc-article-image__item\" loading=\"lazy\" intrinsicsize=\"768x432\" src=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/05\/768x432\/skynews-rahul-gandhi-india_6570431.jpg?20240531131700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/05\/384x216\/skynews-rahul-gandhi-india_6570431.jpg?20240531131700 380w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/05\/768x432\/skynews-rahul-gandhi-india_6570431.jpg?20240531131700 760w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/05\/1600x900\/skynews-rahul-gandhi-india_6570431.jpg?20240531131700 1024w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/05\/2048x1152\/skynews-rahul-gandhi-india_6570431.jpg?20240531131700 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 1024px, 100vw\" alt=\"Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi\"\/>\n    <\/div><figcaption class=\"ui-media-caption\">\n        <span class=\"u-hide-visually\">Image:<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\">Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi<br \/>\n        <\/span><br \/>\n      <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Setting out his own at a political rally in Delhi, he said: &#8220;We will waive farmer debts, give them a minimum support price for products, increase wages for workers, and will double the pay of women health workers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For the youth, our first decision will be to give three million government jobs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The crowd responded with loud cheers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-strapline sdc-article-strapline--default-layout\" data-component-name=\"sdc-article-strapline\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-strapline__link\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-strapline__image-wrap\">\n                <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/03\/320x180\/skynews-gfxwhatsapppromo-gfxwhatsapp_6490206.png 320w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/03\/640x380\/skynews-gfxwhatsapppromo-gfxwhatsapp_6490206.png 640w\" media=\"(max-width: 480px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/03\/256x256\/skynews-gfxwhatsapppromo-gfxwhatsapp_6490206.png 256w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/03\/512x512\/skynews-gfxwhatsapppromo-gfxwhatsapp_6490206.png 512w\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/03\/512x512\/skynews-gfxwhatsapppromo-gfxwhatsapp_6490206.png\" alt=\"Follow Sky News on WhatsApp\" class=\"sdc-article-strapline__image\"\/><br \/>\n                <\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-strapline__body\">\n                <span class=\"sdc-article-strapline__title\">Follow Sky News on WhatsApp<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"sdc-article-strapline__text\">Keep up with all the latest news from the UK and around the world by following Sky News<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Va868Fv8vd1UsF99tP1u\" class=\"sdc-article-strapline__button\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tap here<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Modi credited with cleaning up finance, but there are problems elsewhere<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Modi is credited with cleaning up the financial system, bringing in banking sector reforms, goods and services taxation, digitisation, and improving the business landscape.<\/p>\n<p>Crucial bureaucratic systems that have been perennially sluggish have been made to shape up or ship out.<\/p>\n<p>His government&#8217;s focus on building and developing India&#8217;s creaking infrastructure has provided a much-needed boost to the economy.<\/p>\n<p>In the last three years, more than $100bn (\u00a379bn) has been spent annually on infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>The Sensex, India&#8217;s stock exchange, is soaring, but at the same time, there are structural problems in many sectors.<\/p>\n<p>Manufacturing has stagnated &#8211; particularly medium and small-scale businesses &#8211; the backbone of the economy.<\/p>\n<p>Foreign direct investments have plunged to almost a two-decade low.<\/p>\n<p>Domestic business is shying from investing in the economy and most investment is government-driven.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image\">\n<figure class=\"sdc-article-image__figure\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-image__wrapper\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdc-article-image__item\" loading=\"lazy\" intrinsicsize=\"768x432\" src=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/05\/768x432\/skynews-india-elections-delhi_6570429.png?20240531131547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/05\/384x216\/skynews-india-elections-delhi_6570429.png?20240531131547 380w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/05\/768x432\/skynews-india-elections-delhi_6570429.png?20240531131547 760w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/05\/1600x900\/skynews-india-elections-delhi_6570429.png?20240531131547 1024w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/05\/2048x1152\/skynews-india-elections-delhi_6570429.png?20240531131547 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 1024px, 100vw\" alt=\"Manufacturing in Delhi\"\/>\n    <\/div><figcaption class=\"ui-media-caption\">\n        <span class=\"u-hide-visually\">Image:<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\">India&#8217;s manufacturing sector is struggling<br \/>\n        <\/span><br \/>\n      <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>60% need food rations &#8211; but ruling party still popular<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An overwhelming majority of the population is directly or indirectly associated with agriculture.<\/p>\n<p>Rural distress and falling farm incomes have led to widespread protests by farmers across the country.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, farmers lay siege to the borders of the capital for 13 months protesting against three agriculture laws.<\/p>\n<p>Modi eventually relented and the farm laws were withdrawn.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image\">\n<figure class=\"sdc-article-image__figure\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-image__wrapper\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdc-article-image__item\" loading=\"lazy\" intrinsicsize=\"768x432\" src=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/05\/768x432\/skynews-farmer-protests-india_6570442.jpg?20240531132253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/05\/384x216\/skynews-farmer-protests-india_6570442.jpg?20240531132253 380w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/05\/768x432\/skynews-farmer-protests-india_6570442.jpg?20240531132253 760w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/05\/1600x900\/skynews-farmer-protests-india_6570442.jpg?20240531132253 1024w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/05\/2048x1152\/skynews-farmer-protests-india_6570442.jpg?20240531132253 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 1024px, 100vw\" alt=\"Farmers at a protest stop point on a march to New Dehli in February. Pic: Reuters\"\/>\n    <\/div><figcaption class=\"ui-media-caption\">\n        <span class=\"u-hide-visually\">Image:<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\">Farmers at a protest stop point on a march to New Dehli in February. Pic: Reuters<br \/>\n        <\/span><br \/>\n      <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Avik Saha, a farming leader, says: &#8220;India has the highest number of farmer suicides. This has to be the greatest indicator of distress.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>India also ranked 111th of the 125 nations in last year&#8217;s Global Hunger Index report.<\/p>\n<p>Modi&#8217;s government, however, has rejected the report.<\/p>\n<p>A 2023 joint report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation, UNICEF, World Health Organisation, and World Food Programme, found that 74% of the population cannot afford healthy food.<\/p>\n<p>Last year Modi announced the extension of a free food ration scheme to 800 million Indians for the next five years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image\">\n<figure class=\"sdc-article-image__figure\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-image__wrapper\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdc-article-image__item\" loading=\"lazy\" intrinsicsize=\"768x432\" src=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/05\/768x432\/skynews-india-elections-uttar-pradesh_6570432.png?20240531131732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/05\/384x216\/skynews-india-elections-uttar-pradesh_6570432.png?20240531131732 380w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/05\/768x432\/skynews-india-elections-uttar-pradesh_6570432.png?20240531131732 760w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/05\/1600x900\/skynews-india-elections-uttar-pradesh_6570432.png?20240531131732 1024w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/05\/2048x1152\/skynews-india-elections-uttar-pradesh_6570432.png?20240531131732 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 1024px, 100vw\" alt=\"Farmers in Uttar Pradesh\"\/>\n    <\/div><figcaption class=\"ui-media-caption\">\n        <span class=\"u-hide-visually\">Image:<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\">Farmers in Uttar Pradesh<br \/>\n        <\/span><br \/>\n      <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>     <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/download-app\" target=\"blank\" data-tracking-label=\"ui-app-promo-download-link\" class=\"ui-app-promo sdc-article-widget\" data-type=\"\" data-component-name=\"ui-app-promo\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Critics question if India is doing so well, then why does 60% of its population need free rations?<\/p>\n<p>His government is spending more than $400bn (\u00a3315bn) on roughly 300 welfare programs and e-subsidies targeting millions of beneficiaries.<\/p>\n<p>It includes homes, toilets, cooking gas cylinders, and even cash transfers to farmers.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Kohli says: &#8220;Why do you not see voters rejecting the BJP in a large number if they were unhappy?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Why are we winning? And if we go by the general sentiment, I believe this mandate is poised to increase &#8211; that&#8217;s the general sense.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/narendra-modi-and-indias-economy-hunger-debt-and-dangerous-journeys-for-work-but-bjp-still-point-to-big-wins-13146036\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mukesh, a 22-year-old from Munak in the northern state of Haryana, shows Sky News the scars all over his body he says are from torture in a Russian prison. He alleges prison guards stubbed their cigarettes out on him and regularly beat him up for months while he was incarcerated. 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