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India kicks off crucial state elections for Modi’s BJP amid Iran war turmoil

SCMP Asia / Asia / 1m ago / Biman Mukherji
India kicks off crucial state elections for Modi’s BJP amid Iran war turmoil

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The US and Israel’s war against Iran is casting an unusually long shadow over India’s next round of state elections, stoking fears of an energy shock and fresh uncertainty for millions of migrant workers in the Middle East. As voters prepare to cast ballots in Assam and Kerala on Thursday, and in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu later this month, concerns about higher energy costs, tighter cooking gas supplies and the fate...

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The US and Israel’s war against Iran is casting an unusually long shadow over India’s next round of state elections, stoking fears of an energy shock and fresh uncertainty for millions of migrant workers in the Middle Ea...

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