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Submitted in part because a Hacker News participant recently berated Americans on Hacker News for not being more aware of the election in India. (The person who

Submitted in part because a Hacker News participant recently berated Americans on Hacker News for not being more aware of the election in India. (The person who wrote that comment is an American of Indian heritage, I'm pretty sure.) I was drawn to this article from the Google News news aggregator because it was listed as one of the "in-depth" articles. I was also startled by the title because until now I haven't heard most news reports as I have been following the election in India describing Modi as "pro-business." That's an issue I have no opinion about. I will note for the record that I think a democratic election in a LARGE, multilingual country is an interesting process of human society. Participants here who dream of building startup businesses with truly worldwide reach will want to know how economic development is proceeding in the world's second-most-populous country. (Based on likely trends, India will eventually become the world's most populous country in my lifetime.) I think a free press and contested elections give India a lot of advantages over other countries and can serve as an example to China and other large countries still developing to higher living standards. AFTER EDIT: Now that this is a breaking news story, I'll list a few other English-language reports on the election results here as I gather them from my usual news aggregator. "Modi Brings India's Opposition Into Power at Last. Now What?" (BloombergBusinessweek) http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-05-16/modi-brings-indias-opposition-into-power-at-last-dot-now-what http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-05-16/modi-brings-... "Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi claims victory as India's next prime minister" (CNN) http://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/16/world/asia/india-election-result/ http://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/16/world/asia/india-election-... "There are no enemies in democratic politics: Modi" (The Hindu, a newspaper from India) http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/there-are-no-enemies-in-politics-and-democracy-modi/article6016990.ece http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/there-are-no-enemies-i... As before, I am not a voter in India, so I don't have a particular opinion about the voters' choice in the most recent national election in India.

kshatrea 12y ago
Thanks for the clarification - you've very politely reduced my objections to dust.
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wging 12y ago
There's a bit given little or no space in that article: Modi was denied a US visa as a result of the Gujarat riots. Will be interesting to see what happens here... http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Home/Lok-Sabha-Elections-2014/News/No-automatic-visa-for-Modi-as-PM-US-says/articleshow/35137116.cms http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Home/Lok-Sabha-Elections-...
chimeracoder 12y ago
> Submitted in part because a Hacker News participant recently berated Americans on Hacker News for not being more aware of the election in India. (The person who wrote that comment is an American of Indian heritage, I'm pretty sure.) Thanks for submitting this. Just so you know, my comment (that you refer to) was about the lack of awareness in the US of news outside the US (and a bit of Europe). The largest election in human history just happened to be the example that came to mind at the moment. I include myself in that statement, for what it's worth. As it turns out, I myself am not as up-to-date on the news of this election as I should be, so I'm glad that you've posted all of this, both for my own benefit and so that others will see it. There are many other significant world events that are even less visible in the US (but just as important), and I hope we all can become more aware of them, myself included.

kshatrea 12y ago

Thanks for the clarification - you've very politely reduced my objections to dust.

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wging 12y ago

There's a bit given little or no space in that article: Modi was denied a US visa as a result of the Gujarat riots. Will be interesting to see what happens here... http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Home/Lok-Sabha-Elections-2014/News/No-automatic-visa-for-Modi-as-PM-US-says/articleshow/35137116.cms http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Home/Lok-Sabha-Elections-...

chimeracoder 12y ago

> Submitted in part because a Hacker News participant recently berated Americans on Hacker News for not being more aware of the election in India. (The person who wrote that comment is an American of Indian heritage, I'm pretty sure.) Thanks for submitting this. Just so you know, my comment (that you refer to) was about the lack of awareness in the US of news outside the US (and a bit of Europe). The largest election in human history just happened to be the example that came to mind at the moment. I include myself in that statement, for what it's worth. As it turns out, I myself am not as up-to-date on the news of this election as I should be, so I'm glad that you've posted all of this, both for my own benefit and so that others will see it. There are many other significant world events that are even less visible in the US (but just as important), and I hope we all can become more aware of them, myself included.