NEW DELHI -- New assessments of poverty in India have stirred debate over the record of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, with some metrics showing significant progress but others highlighting how far the nation of 1.4 billion still has to go.
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India gets mixed marks on poverty, with hunger rank behind Pakistan
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A laborer pulls a car loaded with sacks of lentils at a grain market in Ahmedabad. The government has said the country's low rank on an index of global hunger is intended to "taint India's image." © Reuters
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