Updated 3rd January, 2017
Events or changes 2016
- India & Pakistan on brink of water wars
- US, and Japanese nuclear deals
- Britain woos India
- Russian defence deal
- India orders 36 fighters and 4 maritime spy planes
- Continuing water security issues with China
- Modi earns spot with youth with Social Media
- Indian and Nepalese leaders mend fence
- India and US plan joint patrols in South China Sea
Changes 2015
- Modi has achieved a lot in his first year, but less than expected
- Modi on the move:
- Visits central Asian countries
- Visits Mongolia, South Korea and Japan
- Obama visits during Republic Day celebrations
- Sri Lank, Mauritius, Seychelles, UK charm visits
India and Pakistan considering joining China’s security bloc
- Major labour law reform underway
- Parliament more productive than ever
- Promises funding for Mongolian infrastructure
- 31m law suits backlog – courts resisting change
- Sri Lanka nuclear pact
- India will set the climate change agenda, says Modi
- $20bn set aside for food welfare programme
- Geopolitics – India and Japan agree on rail and nuclear deals
Changes 2014
the most significant political change is the election of Narendra Modi as Prime Minister in May. Since then, in our opinion, he has achieved and initiated more changes than all his predecessors put together!
- National general elections, May 2014 – Narendra Modi elected with landslide: first PM for business and economy and not socialist
- Mid-term local elections not in favour of BJP – Third front cause concern for major parties
- Modi on the move:
- International Yoga Day!
- Showing great statesmanship by inviting PM of Pakistan to inauguration
- Modi visits overseas countries – Nepal, Fiji, Australia, USA
- India – Japan collaboration:First visit by Japanese premier triggers many deals both civilian and military – Shinzo Abe’s visit a signal to China, others
- Agreement to sell patrol boats to Vietnam
- Agreement with France wrt to fighter planes
- Agreement with Russia on several fronts
- Extended friendship and offer of collaboration/cooperation to China over trade, border etc with President Xi
- Soviet style Planning Commission axed
- Lokpal – people’s ombudsman – The Year Lokpal Comes of Age – India Real Time
- Congress backs welfare reform
- Internal strife continues, but Maoists may be changing policies
- Arms import three times China’s
Changes 2013: mainly derived from – http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-the-year-in-review-2013-highs-and-lows-1940804
Major political events or changes in 2013:
- Aam Aadmi Party (Common Man Party) made a stunning debut during Delhi polls as they won 28 out of a total of 70 assembly seats. Kejriwal will be amongst the youngest chief ministers in India.
- Lokpal (anti-corruption): In a rare agreement between the two major national parties – BJP and Congress made Lokpal a reality after 46 years of wait.
- Young voters: In recently held state elections a high voter turnout was recorded. The chief election commissioner V.S. Sampath believed a significant enrolment of young voters in the electoral rolls has resulted in the unusually high voter turnout in the state polls.
- Poor year for Congress: In 2013, the Congress has lost in six out of total nine states went for polls. Interestingly, barring Karnataka, Meghalaya and Mizoram Congress couldn’t increase its tally of MLAs in any state.
- Internal strife continues:
- Assam
- Northern UP
- Maoists killed
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