{"id":16302,"title":"GED Video: The Crossroads India","link":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/de\/globalization\/ged-video-the-crossroads-india\/","date":"19. September 2017","date_unix":1505803338,"date_modified_unix":1584528187,"date_iso":"2017-09-19T06:42:18+00:00","content":"

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In recent years, India has emerged as one of the globe\u2019s fastest growing economies. It posted seven percent growth in 2014, eight percent growth in 2015 and seven percent growth again in 2016. Overall, the country has has averaged seven percent growth annually over the last decade. How has India\u2019s digital transition helped push this growth? And can digital tools help make this growth accessible for all?<\/em><\/p>\n

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This is one of the key issues analyzed in the Global Economic Dynamics Project\u2019s latest edition of The Crossroads<\/em> series, The Crossroads India.<\/em> Our new documentary dives into critical issues in Indian economics, from an urban \/ rural divide, to education, to employment, to traditional barriers such as gender and caste.<\/p>\n

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In all these cases, New Delhi believes digital tools can help the country leapfrog forward. Are they correct? Or does a digital transition threaten to deepen economic inequality?<\/p>\n

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