Counting the Cost

Are Modi’s economic policies benefitting all Indians?

India is the world’s fifth-largest economy. The World Bank says the nation is leading growth in South Asia.

India is one of the world’s fastest-growing emerging markets.

Much of the success happened in the past 10 years, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

He’s banking on that achievement to win over voters and seal a third term in office in the general elections starting later this month.

Many Indians say they are better off, but observers say the wealth gap has widened.

The United States is spending billions of dollars to clean up industrial facilities.

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