Can Narenda Modi, India's front-runner for prime minister, revive the country's moribund economy?

Can Narendra Modi be India's Thatcher?

by Sadanand Dhume, Vivek Dehejia, James Crabtree, and Mihir Sharma | Google Hangout

With results of India's national election just two days away, this Google Hangout discussed a hotly debated question: Can Narenda Modi, India's front-runner for prime minister, revive the country's moribund economy? 

Against a backdrop of sharply slowed economic growth, massive corruption scandals, and loss of investor confidence, it remains to be seen whether Modi's "Gujarat model" — symbolizing double-digit economic growth, ease in doing business, and high-quality infrastructure — can solve India's problems.

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