NEW DELHI -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to strike militants in neighboring Pakistan in February is a major reason he and his ruling coalition clinched a landslide general election victory on May 23.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not said where he will get the money to modernize the country's infrastructure. (Nikkei montage/Reuters) © Reuters
NEW DELHI -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to strike militants in neighboring Pakistan in February is a major reason he and his ruling coalition clinched a landslide general election victory on May 23.