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No, India isn't outpacing China, and other Modi myths

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imageThe main strategy of Modi’s economic advisers in the first year has been to treat the Indian economy as the proverbial elephant in the room.Xing Zhe CHINA OUT/EPA/AAP

Having converted a potentially precarious majority into a grand majority, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is now suffering the horrific blues of the winner’s...

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