They look at India, where voters can now access, via text message, information on the criminal records of parliamentary candidates, and Africa, where cellphones are improving election monitoring.

他们考察了印度和非洲。在印度，选民现在可以通过短信获得议会候选人的犯罪记录信息；在非洲，移动电话正在改善选举方面的监督工作。

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Its service is outstanding. Air India, the state-owned carrier, is crummy by comparison, though it is improving.

它的服务是一流水准的，相比之下，印度的国有航空公司印度航空虽然在提高但情况仍然糟糕。

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India has concentrated on technology, for example, introducing electronic registration for businesses; China has put a great deal of effort into improving access to credit.

印度专注于技术方面，如引进电子商务注册；中国正为改善信用度作努力。

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So, in order to keep improving, many say, India needs to set out its priorities.

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Indians shrugged off Pakistan's long-range missile test as nothing new: a tit-for-tat display, unable to distract from improving political and trade ties (India may soon offer to export petrol to its neighbour).

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When he visits Bangladesh in September, Mr Singh, the Gandhi family retainer, would do well to make wider contact if India's newly improving relations are not one day to take another big dive for the worse.

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