SJS6 - "India Held Back"

Citation: Ganguly, Sumit. "India Held Back." Current History 107.712 (2008): 369-74.
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Author Credentials: The author of the article "India Held Back" is Sumit Ganguly. Ganguly is a Current History Journal author; which means he is familiar with how the articles are organized and the length of which most are written. He is also a professor of political science and the Director of Research at Indiana University. I believe his background and noteworthy unbiased works qualifies him to discuss this topic.

Summary: The article "India Held Back" explains that India does have the capacity and chance to become a world superpower, however they will have to overcome many obstacles to receive that status. To begin, Ganguly states that almost 400 million citizens of India are living off of $1.25 a day. This is represents the massive spread of poverty across Indian commoners. There is also the problem of political corruption and disruption. Many leaders in Indian governments argue and debate so highly that very little is ever actually done. The author also mentions the threat of rising terrorists. India faces many bombings by foreign terrorist groups and homegrown. He concludes the article by saying that India has the people and power to become a global leader, however it has to fix problems in its own country before it can affect others.

Analysis: This document is a reliable source that could be cited for a research paper. The author states only facts and even though at times he uses harsh wording against India, he still remains unbiased throughout the whole article. I have very little criticism for his work however I think I should mention the title can have two meanings which may confuse the reader. This may have been his way of grabbing at people's attention, but at first glance I thought he was trying to say India held back and decided not to move forward. After reading the article though, I realized he meant other factors were holding India back and the country was not doing it to itself.