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An Indian paramilitary soldier looks on as he obscures the image of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a Bharatiya Janata Party campaign poster , during a curfew in Srinagar on December 8, 2014. (AFP PHOTO/Rouf BHAT)
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India’s new finance minister, Arun Jaitley, in his office at the finance ministry in New Delhi on May 27, 2014. (REUTERS/Stringer)
New Indian finance minister vows to restore investor confidence
New Delhi, Bloomberg—Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley pledged to restore investor confidence in Asia’s third-larggest economy on his first day in office after Narendra Modi unveiled the nation’s smallest cabinet in 16 years. Jaitley, who will also head...Caption:
A supporter wears a t-shirt with a portrait of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and India’s next prime minister Narendra Modi as he dances with others outside the BJP party in New Delhi, on Friday, May 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Modi wins India’s election with a landslide, partial results show
New Delhi, Reuters—Opposition candidate Narendra Modi will be the next prime minister of India, with counting trends showing the pro-business Hindu nationalist and his party headed for the most resounding election victory the country has seen in thirty years....Caption:
Men walk past a hoarding of Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi, the prime ministerial candidate for India’s main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), outside the party headquarters in New Delhi May 12, 2014. (REUTERS/Adnan Abidi)
Indians vote in final phase of national elections
New Delhi, AP—Millions of Indian voters wrapped up the country’s mammoth national election on Monday and exit polls indicated that Hindu nationalist opposition leader Narendra Modi was the front-runner for prime minister. With 814 million eligible voters, India voted...Caption:
Indian security personnel are pictured as villagers look on following an overnight attack by suspected tribal militants on a village in Kokrajhar, in India’s northeastern state of Assam, on May 2, 2014. (AFP PHOTO/STR)