NEW DELHI – India’s foreign policy achievements continue to be played up by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party as they court voters ahead of a general election expected to be held in April and May.

       On Feb 18, at a meeting of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) cadres, he said all countries around the world are seeking to court him, in a sign of India’s global standing.

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       Modi, BJP play up India’s rising global status to woo voters

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