The first freedom that any country must guarantee its people is the freedom from hunger...
India has more hungry people than any other country in the world
India has more hungry people than any other country in the world, despite the country's emergence as a major economic power.
India's lower castes and ethnic minorities are discriminated against, pushing them further into poverty, say experts Photo: AP
The Global Hunger Index for 2008 found that 200 million Indians go hungry. Food shortages in one state, Madhya Pradesh, were so serious that they compared with conditions in Ethiopia and Chad in Africa.
The survey ranked India 66th out 88 countries on the Global Hunger Index, taking into account three vital indicators: child malnutrition, rates of child mortality and the calorie deficient population.
"Despite years of robust economic growth, India scored worse than nearly 25 sub-Saharan African countries and all of South Asia, except Bangladesh," the report said.
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