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Episode Synopsis "Podcast 3 - 05 - Jun - 2016"
In this podcast episode we look at the BJP government 2 year report card, take a look at the recently concluded state elections and their results and we discuss what would it mean for India if Donald Trump was the next US president. We also bring you 3 interesting stories that caught our eye from India. A: The BJP government recently finished 2 years in power. We decided to take a deeper dive into the accomplishments and deficiencies of this government in the 2 years. Firstly we take a look at the number of bills passed and compare it the the previous UPA regimes. Data we quote is from below a page from Lok Sabha webpage http://loksabha.nic.in/ : http://164.100.47.192/Loksabha/Legislation/billspassed.aspx We studied the BJP and Congress manifesto for 2014 found below: BJP manifesto 2014: http://www.bjp.org/images/pdf_2014/full_manifesto_english_07.04.2014.pdf UPA manifesto 2014: http://allindiacongress.com/document.php http://allindiacongress.com/admin/upload/pdf/Manifesto%202004.pdf http://allindiacongress.com/admin/upload/pdf/Highlights%20of%20Manifesto-2009.pdf These websites also have manifesto’s from previous election years 2004 and 2009. These along with various news articles which you can also find on or website (http://www.vartaa.in) make up the analysis for this segment. B: The state elections in India for West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala and Puducherry resulted in small win for BJP but woes for the Congress. Find the results here: http://www.vartaa.in/static_pages/last_week?digest=20160522 and here: http://www.vartaa.in/static_pages/last_week?digest=20160605 C: Now that we have Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton as the presidential candidates from Republican and Democratic party in US respectively, we decided to to take a look at what would a Donald Trump presidency would mean for India. Mr Trump has been widely criticized in the US media for making controversial statements/promises. You can find their official stance on immigration and other issues here: https://www.donaldjtrump.com/positions/immigration-reform https://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/immigration-reform/ Don’t miss the the 3 interesting stories about AI startups, ‘Global Entry’ for quick immigration checks in US for Indians and funny campaign incident between Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump.
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