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Modi Plays Foreign Policy Card as Voting Starts

BJP bids to break through in the south where it lacks support

Apr 19, 2024
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By: John Elliott
Photo from Al Jazeera

The Iran attack on Israel couldn’t have been better timed for Narendra Modi, India's prime minister. It enabled him to make national security a reason to viote for his Bharatiya Janata Party in India's general election that starts today (April 19). "In times of global unrest, the necessity for a stable government wit…

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