India and the world articles
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Elections kick off in India, world's largest democracy
The greatest exercise of democracy in the history of mankind -- by the numbers, at least -- kicked off Friday as almost 1 billion people began casting votes for the next leader and government of India.
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First stage of world’s largest election under way in India
The second round will be held on April 26, and turnout is expected to increase over the course of the voting. Authorities said the voting was largely peaceful on Friday. Media reports said that some supporters of Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party and the opposition Congress party clashed in Chhindwara, a city in central India, during the voting.
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Can India build a world-leading computer chip industry from scratch?
India currently has a fairly small chip-manufacturing industry, but prime minister Narendra Modi wants the country to become a dominant player in the sector in just a few years