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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, second right, releases his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's manifesto for the upcoming national parliamentary elections in New Delhi, India, Sunday, April 14, 2024. Standing from L to R with him are BJP's senior leaders Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Party President JP Nadda. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

India’s Modi vows to boost social spending, make country into a manufacturing hub ahead of election

By Ashok Sharma - Associated Press

Indian Sikhs shout slogans against Pakistan as they display photographs of Sarabjit Singh, center, a convicted Indian spy who was on Pakistan's death row, died from a head injury after two inmates attacked him with a brick in a Lahore jail, during a protest in Kolkata, India, Thursday, May 2, 2013. A Pakistani police official says an investigation has begun after a man suspected in a fatal attack on an imprisoned Indian national more than a decade ago was shot dead at his home in the eastern city of Lahore. (AP Photo/Bikas Das, File)

Pakistan probes murder of a man suspected in the 2013 fatal attack on Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh

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President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida walk from the Oval Office to a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House, Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden seeks coalition with Japan, Philippines to counter a rising China

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Tesla CEO Elon Musk claps hands at the opening of the Tesla factory Berlin Brandenburg in Gruenheide, Germany, Tuesday, March 22, 2022. Musk will meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi this month to discuss plans for a possible Tesla factory in the country. (Patrick Pleul/Pool via AP) **FILE**

Musk-Modi meeting could mean Tesla expansion into India

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

India’s opposition Congress party leaders from left, Sonia Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, and Rahul Gandhi, display copies of party’s election manifesto during a press conference in New Delhi, India, Friday, April 5, 2024. India's 6-week-long general election starts on April 19 and results will be announced on June 4. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

India’s opposition makes its election case, calling Modi an autocrat and promising aid to the poor

By Ashok Sharma - Associated Press

Indian women stand in a queue to cast their votes in Rajnandgaon, in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, April 17, 2014. With a population of more than 1.4 billion people and close to 970 million voters, India’s 2024 general election will pit Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an avowed Hindu nationalist, against a broad alliance of opposition parties that are struggling to play catch up. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)

Here’s what you need to know about the world’s largest democratic election kicking off in India

By Sheikh Saaliq - Associated Press

Policemen detain a member of Aam Admi Party, or Common Man's Party, during a protest against the arrest of their party leader Arvind Kejriwal in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Indian police have detained dozens of opposition protesters and prevented them from marching to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence to demand the release of their leader and top elected official of New Delhi who was arrested last week in a liquor bribery case. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Indian police detain dozens of protesters demanding release of top opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal

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People walk past a large poster of the movie Swatantra Veer Savarkar displayed outside a cinema hall in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Mar. 21, 2024. The movie, set to be released on Friday, is one of several upcoming Bollywood releases based on polarizing issues, which either promote Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government’s political agenda, or lambast his critics. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

As India’s election nears, some Bollywood films promote Modi politics by embracing Hindu nationalism

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Members of Aam Admi Party, or Common Man's Party, shout slogans during a protest against the arrest of their party leader Arvind Kejriwal, in New Delhi, India, Friday, March 22, 2024. Supporters of an anti-corruption crusader and one of India's most consequential politicians of the last decade in India held protests Friday against his arrest, which opposition parties say is part of a crackdown by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government before national elections. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

A rival of India’s P.M. Modi is arrested, sparking protests in the capital

By Sheikh Saaliq and Krutika Pathi - Associated Press

Supporters of the Aam Aadmi Party, or Common Man's Party, shout protest slogans outside the office of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in New Delhi, India, Friday, March 22, 2024. Anti-corruption crusader and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal was arrested Thursday by the federal investigative agency for suspected financial crimes, which accused his party and ministers of accepting 1 billion rupees ($12 million) in bribes from liquor contractors nearly two years ago, his party said, adding a fresh challenge for India's opposition ahead of general elections. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Supporters of arrested Indian opposition politician protest in New Delhi

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Pranay Karkale, a first-year graduate student at Johns Hopkins University from Nashik, India, stands at the university's campus in Baltimore on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024. Karkale is working toward his Master of Science in engineering management. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)

At U.S. universities, record numbers of Indian students seek brighter prospects — and overseas jobs

By Collin Binkley and Krutika Pathi - Associated Press

FILE- Indians raise their tied hands and shout slogans during a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act in New Delhi, India, Dec. 27, 2019. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government on Monday announced rules to implement a 2019 citizenship law that critics say is discriminatory against Muslims, weeks before the Hindu nationalist leader will seek a third term in office. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)

India announces steps to implement a citizenship law that excludes Muslims

By Sheikh Saaliq - Associated Press

A laborer carries a sack of vegetables in Lucknow, capital of northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Thursday, Feb. 29 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

India signs a trade accord with 4 European nations for $100 billion investment over 15 years

By Ashok Sharma - Associated Press

A paramedic and volunteers transport the body of a Russian skier to a hospital in Tangmarg, near Gulmarg, a popular skiing destination in Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Officials say that the Russian skier was killed by an avalanche that hit Gulmarg on Thursday. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Avalanche kills a Russian skier while 5 others are rescued at a resort in Indian-held Kashmir

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Workers of Solar Square place a panel on the rooftop of a residence in Gurugram on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. India is renewing its push to add rooftop solar to meet the needs of a fast-growing nation that's hungry for energy. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

India wants to hook its population onto clean energy by boosting rooftop solar

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Protesting farmers face the police across a barricade near Shambhu border that divides northern Punjab and Haryana states, almost 200 kilometers (125 miles) from New Delhi, India, Friday, Feb.16, 2024. Farmers are blocking highways and holding demonstrations in many rural areas in northern India to protest over a range of grievances that have also led tens and thousands to march toward the capital. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Indian farmers strike to demand guaranteed crop prices as others attempt to march to New Delhi

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Head of Customs Financial Investigation Bureau Ip Tung-ching, center, Deputy Head Yeung Yuk-man, left, and Divisional Commander Yu Yiu-wing attend a press conference on a money laundering case in Hong Kong, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024.(AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Hong Kong customs arrests 7 in a $1.8 billion money laundering case linked to transnational crime

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Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at his residence in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, May 7, 2019. Sirisena says “99%” of the suspects in Easter Sunday attacks on churches and hotels have been arrested and their explosive materials seized. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Sri Lanka needs more support from Washington, former president says

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Indian President Droupadi Murmu with her French counterpart Emmanuel Macron arrive in a ceremonial British-era horse-drawn carriage for the Republic day parade in New Delhi, India, Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. Thousands of people cheer a colorful parade showcasing India's defense capability and cultural heritage braving a winter chill and mist on a ceremonial boulevard in the Indian capital. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

French President Macron joins India’s Republic Day celebration as chief guest

By Ashok Sharma - Associated Press

Two Indian women walk past a billboard showing French President Emmanuel Macron with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi erected ahead of Macron's arrival in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Thursday, Jan.25, 2024. Macron will be the chief guest at India's annual republic day parade in New Delhi on Friday. (AP Photo/Deepak Sharma)

French President Macron arrives in India, where he’ll be chief guest at National Day celebrations

By Ashok Sharma - Associated Press