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A weakened Narendra Modi subsidises jobs and doles out pork
Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, was brimming with confidence when his government unveiled an interim budget in February. With a general election a few weeks away, his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was widely expected to retain, and possibly …