The unexpected weakness threatens to undermine India’s standing globally and add to simmering social tensions at home
NEW DELHI—Since a landslide victory last year, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pushed through a series of controversial social initiatives that have drawn cheers from supporters but been criticized as part of a divisive Hindu nationalist agenda.
Now, the country’s suddenly flagging economy, which not long ago was the engine driving India’s emergence on the global stage, could become an even bigger challenge.
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