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India wraps up six weeks of voting in world's largest election
Millions of Indians wrapped up voting in the country’s six-week-long national election on Monday as Hindu nationalist challenger Narendra Modi of the Bharatiya Janata Party…
Can Narendra Modi duplicate ‘the Gujarat miracle’ across India?
Opinion polls indicate controversial Indian politician Narendra Modi could be India's next prime minister following the 2014 election. FRANCE 24 travels to Gujarat, Modi’s home…
Facts and figures: India votes in world’s biggest election
With around 814 million voters casting their ballots across the country over six weeks, the 2014 Indian legislative election is a gigantic democratic exercise.
World's biggest election gets under way in India
India's 814-million-strong electorate began voting Monday in the world's largest election, which is set to sweep the Hindu nationalist opposition to power amid anger over slow…
India’s prime minister to step down after elections
India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said he would step down after this year’s elections, throwing his support behind Rahul Gandhi as the country’s next leader if the…
Scores killed at Indian temple stampede
Scores of pilgrims died in India following a stampede on a crowded bridge, officials reported Monday. The victims were crushed or drowned during a panic-stricken stampede in…
Mira Kamdar, Author, 'Planet India: The Turbulent Rise of the Largest Democracy and the Future of Our World'
With a two-day trip to India, French President François Hollande is hoping to boost trade relations between France and the new economic giant. Leela Jacinto speaks to Mira…
Suspected Maoist rebels kill 16 in India
At least 16 people died in eastern India on Saturday after suspected Maoist rebels detonated a land mine and fired on a convoy of cars. Two politicians were among those killed in…
The World this Week - January 4th, 2013 (part 2)
Forget geopolitics. Vladimir Putin granted France’s biggest actor citizenship for no other reason than Gérard Dépardieu’s huge popularity in Russia, argues François Picard’s…
Outrage in India (part 2)
As politicians play catch-up, the brutal gang rape and murder of a New Delhi medical student forces the world’s largest democracy to take a hard look at the status of women.
Indian PM hosts Pakistani president for talks in Delhi
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (pictured) welcomed Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari for "fruitful" talks in Delhi on Sunday, the highest-level meeting between the rival…