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India Elections: Uttar Pradesh Looks Likely to Stay in B.J.P.’s Hands
LUCKNOW, India — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s national governing party is set to remain in power in India’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, according to election results released on Thursday, continuing the party’s record of repeated success at the polls despite mounting economic hardship. The victory by Mr. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, or B.J.P., marks […]
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In India, a Bellwether for Narendra Modi as Voters Head to Polls
MEERUT, India — An election now underway in India’s most populous state is being closely watched as a referendum on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s eight years in office, during which he has often pursued a Hindu-first agenda that observers say has empowered his supporters’ polarizing emphasis on religious identity. Voters in Uttar Pradesh, a largely […]
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As Officials Look Away, Hate Speech in India Nears Dangerous Levels
HARIDWAR, India — The police officer arrived at the Hindu temple here with a warning to the monks: Don’t repeat your hate speech. Ten days earlier, before a packed audience and thousands watching online, the monks had called for violence against the country’s minority Muslims. Their speeches, in one of India’s holiest cities, promoted a […]
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