The Chartist: Sky high
Is Delhi’s new flagship airport really the sign that “a new India” has arrived?
By Alyssa McDonald Published 09 July 2010 19:08Delhi's new flagship airport signals "a new India", according to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Millions of impoverished Indians -- more than a third of the population lives on less than $1 a day -- might disagree.
Graphic by Jez Burrows
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There ar 2 Indias, one thriving and prosperous, the other living in abject poverty. Somehow we have to bring the two together.