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180898
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Narendra Modi came to power in 2014 promising robust economic management and more employment. The campaign promise of “maximum governance, minimum government,” created hope that Modi would transform India’s economy by removing obstacles to growth and job creation. We assess the Modi government’s economic policies from 2014–2019 focusing on salient initiatives like demonetization, bankruptcy law, GST reforms, and “Make in India.” We argue that Modi’s economic policies must be understood, first and foremost, as a political strategy to build political support and ensure the BJP’s hegemony through the next decade. In addition, we show that Modi’s success in building his personal image as a decisive leader perversely triggered institutional changes such as centralization of decision-making and political management of information that diminished India’s state capacity and led to policies that failed to address, and in many cases exacerbated, India’s economic problems.
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186960
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Although Japan and Ukraine are geographically distant countries, since 1992 when Japan opened an embassy in the newly independent Ukraine, the two countries have enjoyed favorable diplomatic relations. The author, former Ambassador of Japan to Ukraine, describes developments in the relationship, outlines Japan’s assistance and support of Ukraine, and discusses establishment of the G7 Ambassadors’ Support Group for Ukraine in 2015. In his capacity as Chairman of this group, the author reviews various reforms in healthcare, judicial, and political fields in Ukraine that were supported by the G7 Ambassadors Support Group. In spite of Russia’s invasion, the author believes that the reforms made in Ukraine will not be lost.
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