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Current News in India
The most current news headline in India is their adoption of a new prime minister, Modi
Indian People are sick and tired of them being looked at as a "failed nation". With so many inteligent, talented and even brilliant people why isnt India as successful as it can be? There isnt one right answer, but indian people are confident that Narendra Modi will get them back on their feet. His blunt style could galvanize India. Voters have high expectations of his ability to boost the economy, but many Muslims are nervous about the right-wing Hindu nationalist. With almost 1.3 billion people in a country about 1/3 the size of the US there is always going to be some disagreement. That is perhaps the only thing that all Indian citizens would agree on.
Lately, India's economic growth has been going down.
World Cup
India has never gone to a world cup. Through 1930 to 38 they did not enter, In 1950 they qualified but withdrew. In 1954 they were denied by FIFA. 1958 through 1982 they didn't enter. Finally, throught the last 7 world cup's they didn't qualify and they didn't make it into the world cup in 2014. Soccer is the second most popular sport in India as cricket blows all others away. In the US, soccer is the 5th most populat sport behind 1) Football 2)Baseball 3)
3)Baketball, and 4)Hockey. For many years, India's people have been upset that they have not gone to a wolrd cup. In this years world cup, Belgium qualified. They have a population of only 11.4 million people. India has 1.3 billion. So, Belgium has about 0.009% the population of India yet they can still put 11 more talented men on the pitch.
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