Article Abstract:
India's Tamil Nadu state chief minister Jayalalitha Jayaram is a successful actress turned politician. Jayalalitha is widely adulated and her admirers go to the extent of tattooing her image on their arms and foreheads. Under her, the All-India Anna DMK (AIADMK) party has become a strong supporter of Hinduism. Jayalalitha has also been successful in checking the activities LTTE, a terrorist group. However, Jayalalitha has also come in for criticism because of her haughty, inaccessible political style and the excess publicity which surrounds her.
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
Article Abstract:
India's armed forces are spending less on weapons largely because the former Soviet defense factories from which India obtained much of its arms are now controlled by Russians, Ukrainians and Belorussians who charge high prices and demand hard currency. Moreover, the Indian government's goal of reducing both the external accounts deficit and the domestic budget deficit is constraining defense spending. India's military is consequently turning toward local sources of weapons while also trying to improve relations with Western military services.
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
Article Abstract:
The new Sri Lankan leadership that took power following Pres Ranasinghe Premadasa's assassination on May 1, 1993 has vowed to carry on with his market-oriented economic reforms. D.B. Wijetunga became the new president while Ranil Wickremesinghe became prime minister. Their first task will be to get the country's fiscal and monetary policies under control and to dispel fears that the privatization of state-owned industries has slowed down. The government should also strive to open South Asian markets to Sri Lankan products.
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic: