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India gives thumbs up to Modi; time to deliver on economic growth, Pakistan

Immediate challenges ahead are stuttering economy, increasing unemployment, farm distress and tense ties with old foe Pakistan.

PM Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah pay tribute to S P Mukherjee and Deen Dayal Upadhyay at the party headquarters, in New Delhi on Thursday  | Photo: PTI
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PM Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah pay tribute to S P Mukherjee and Deen Dayal Upadhyay at the party headquarters, in New Delhi on Thursday | Photo: PTI

Aftab Ahmed | Reuters New Delhi
From a shortage of job opportunities and a stuttering economy to tense ties with old foe Pakistan, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will face a host of challenges after winning a big majority on Thursday.

Modi’s election victory was on the plank of national security, a campaign that gained strength in February when he sent warplanes into Pakistan to hit a suspected militant camp after a bomb attack in the Kashmir region led to death of 40 Indian police officers.

Investors gave a big thumbs up to Modi’s victory, hoping the mandate will allow his government to push through reforms.