[MTC Global] FW: Topic: The Economy, Business and India's 2014 Parliamentary Elections - held on Jan 6, 2014 at IIC.

 

 

Attached pp is from:

 

John Echeverri-Gent
Department of Politics
P.O.Box 400787
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4787
Phone: (434)924-3968 Fax: (434)924-3359
Email:johneg@virginia.edu
Webpage: http://www.people.virginia.edu/~jee8p

Topic: The Economy, Business and India's 2014 Parliamentary Elections - held on Jan 6, 2014 at IIC.

 

In pp AAP features - but during Q & A emphasis was on it being a Game changer should it be able to sweep Corruption & not put it under the table.

There being great increasing influence of Business in Politics of India was emphasized.

 

Corruption being indistinguishable between 2 main parties - the fact AAP came from a back door & has taken a front seat was also highlighted by a

Panelist + from audience - around 45 present.

 

 

 

 Prof John Echeverri-Gent, was the key speaker

 

Panelists were Dr Surjit Bhalla, Dr Ujjwal K Singh (frm DU, Dept of Pol Sc), Prof Philip Lutgendorf Head of www.indiastudies.org