India's climate extremes force Modi into food-policy balancing act

Northern landslides are latest in string of crises disrupting agriculture

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Rescue workers conduct a search operation after a landslide caused by torrential rain in Shimla, in India's northern state of Himachal Pradesh, on Aug. 17. © Reuters

QURATULAIN REHBAR and AAKASH HASSAN, Contributing writers

NEW DELHI -- Another week of extreme weather in India has added to concerns about climate change, food supplies and persistent inflation that pose a political challenge heading into the country's election season.

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