Arundhati Roy in her article points out thus,
a small box on the top left-hand corner in the inner pages of a national newspaper (sponsored by a pizza company, I think) said, "Hungry, kya?" ("Hungry eh?"). It, then, with the best of intentions I'm sure, informed its readers that, on the international hunger index, India ranked below Sudan and Somalia.
No news channel bothers to chase this issue like I would like to see. Here is BBC on th International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) report.
Twelve Indian states have "alarming" levels of hunger while the situation is "extremely alarming" in the state of Madhya Pradesh, says a new report
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"When Indian states are compared to countries in the Global Hunger Index, [the central Indian state of] Madhya Pradesh ranks between Ethiopia and Chad," it says.
The report, released as part of the 2008 Global Hunger Index, ranks India at 66 out 88
Here is the chart and how Indian states are ranked.
Arent you a bit surprised that Modi's "Top investment destination" state is ranked worse than Orissa?
Here's an article by corporate spokesman Suhel Seth titled "Why India needs Narendra Modi":
The passion for development; the passion for an invigorated Gujarat; the passion for the uplifting the living standards of the people in his state and the joy with which he recounted simple yet memorable data-points. For instance, almost all of the milk consumed in Singapore is supplied by Gujarat; or for that matter all the tomatoes that are eaten in Afghanistan are produced in Gujarat or the potatoes that Canadians gorge on are all farmed in Gujarat.
Hmm, so now you know?
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