India election 2019: The key statistics

With general elections due by May, India will embark on the world's biggest exercise in democracy over the coming months.

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India's most important election in decades in looming. Here's what you need to know

India is just months away from general elections, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party facing what looks like an increasingly close contest.

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Maria Ressa's arrest spells more trouble for press freedom in increasingly illiberal Asia

The arrest of Maria Ressa, a Time Person of the Year, award-winning journalist and frequent critic of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, has renewed fears for the future of press freedom in the southeast Asian nation and around the region.

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Xi Jinping's global dreams hit a wall amid growing backlash against China

With the shock election of anti-globalist Donald Trump to the US presidency still fresh in their minds, international leaders watched with anticipation as Chinese President Xi Jinping stepped up to the podium at Davos in January 2017.

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Kashmir attack: Why the timing could drive tensions in South Asia

Once again, geopolitical tensions are rising on the Indian subcontinent. And the timing, just ahead of India's general elections, could drive the mercury even higher in the coming days and weeks.

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Chinese Communist Party propaganda? There's an app for that

If you feel your understanding of "Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism With Chinese Characteristics for the New Era" is a bit rusty, you're in luck.

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India says Pakistan had 'direct hand' in Kashmir attack

India said there was "incontrovertible evidence" that Pakistan had a "direct hand" in an attack on a convoy that killed 37 paramilitary soldiers in Indian-administered Kashmir.

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