India's Modi to lay out third-term plans as parliament meets

Indian lawmakers begin taking their oaths Monday as parliament opens after an election setback forced Prime Minister Narendra Modi into a coalition government for the first time in a decade.

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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) addresses the media before the opening of the first parliamentary session at the Parliament in New Delhi on June 24, 2024. Indian lawmakers begin taking their oaths on June 24, as parliament opens after an election setback forced Prime Minister Narendra Modi into a coalition government for the first time in a decade. (Photo by AFP)

2024-06-25 11:07:41

Indian lawmakers begin taking their oaths Monday as parliament opens after an election setback forced Prime Minister Narendra Modi into a coalition government for the first time in a decade.

Expected in the first session, which will run until July 3, is a preview of Modi's plans for his third term and the likely formal appointment of Rahul Gandhi as leader of the opposition -- a post vacant since 2014.

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