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Nidhi Dutt looks at whether there is substance to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s polished media operation.
First year: Taking the measure of India’s Narendra Modi
A look at the main promises made by the BJP government, the approximate target dates and what it has delivered.
27 May 2015
Source: Al Jazeera
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