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28 August 2014, Indian Express

After Big Win, Modi Faces Backlash

Neelam Deo, Director, Gateway House, comments on the Narendra Modi-led government's decision to call off foreign secretary level talks with Pakistan in the Indian Express

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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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