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28 August 2014, AP

After big win, India’s new leader faces backlash

Neelam Deo, Director, Gateway House, speaks to AP about how Pakistan has held meetings with separatists before and how India should not allow itself to be provoked in this manner

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When Prime Minister Narendra Modi swept to power in India’s most resounding election victory in decades, he promised to revive the sluggish economy, rein in rising food prices, tackle corruption and overhaul his predecessor’s lackluster foreign policy.

Many Indians, long accustomed to political stagnation, believed him.

But in recent weeks, critics — and even many supporters — have started to accuse him of squandering his powerful mandate in this boisterous country of 1.3 billion people, where such overwhelming election victories are exceedingly rare.

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