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New Delhi pushes for exploration in Latin America and Africa and auctions domestic mining blocks
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The FT held a webinar for FT subscribers on April 17 looking ahead to a third BJP term
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Indian prime minister has expanded welfare programmes, many of them prominently featuring his name and picture
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