Growth Story
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India may fall into a middle-income trap, from which no country has been able to bounce back
What is a middle-income trap, what causes it and how can it be fixed?
Rohit Inani, qz.com
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Even with the lowest population growth rate, this Indian state has the world’s fastest-growing city
Five Indian cities feature on the UN data-based list of 10.
Niharika Sharma, qz.com
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These statistics illustrate the amazing popularity of TikTok in India
The ByteDance-owned platform has found its way into 30% of all Indian smartphones.
Sanaya Chandar, qz.com
Trending
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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BJP’s street-fighters in coastal Karnataka want a share in power
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Lok Sabha polls: Ladakh MP rallies supporters after BJP drops him from candidate list
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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By tapping into India’s smaller cities, fashion retailer H&M doubled its business in the country
Aggressively launching in new cities has helped H&M gain ground in India’s $70 billion fashion market.
Suneera Tandon, qz.com
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The ‘Africa rising’ bubble tells us why GDP growth is not a real indicator of prosperity
Africa's model of industrial growth is that it privileges the formal at the expense of the informal and big corporations at the expense of small.
Lorenzo Fioramonti, The Conversation
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How Japanese partnerships and Indian whiskey spawned a $9 billion automotive giant
A small wire company turned into a giant automotive component maker, Samvardhana Motherson Group.
Devjyot Ghoshal, qz.com
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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It's not just the genes: Ethnic Indians grow taller in the UK
Despite impressive rates of economic growth, India's children and adults do not grow as tall as they could.
Caterina Alacevich & Alessandro Tarozzi
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Four decades after Haile Selassie’s death, Ethiopia is an African success story
Authoritarian and landlocked it may be, but Addis Ababa will mark its last emperor's death as a model of development.
Christopher Clapham, The Conversation
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Three charts show why the Indian government is like a super startup
A big-picture view of government spending and GDP to provide context to the Union Budget.
Shoaib Daniyal
The Reel
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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’