Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday swept to a huge election victory...
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI/BENGALURU - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday swept to a huge election victory, giving his party a mandate to pursue policies that put Hindus first, are mainly business-friendly and take a hard line on national security.
Indian stocks hit record highs during trade after official data showed Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party was leading in 298 of the 542 seats.AVINASH PALIWAL, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, SOUTH ASIA INSTITUTE, SOAS UNIVERSITY OF LONDON, LONDON: “In the immediate future, we’ll see an intent to calm down relations with Pakistan but that would be transitory in nature. I do not foresee a strategic overhaul as far as India-Pakistan bilateral relations are concerned.”
“Especially in a situation when there is a quite a bit of party fragmentation and social division, a nation looks for strong leadership. And the opposition to the incumbent party has been fragmented, scattered and lacked credibility. Hence, people voted for the incumbent party.
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