Indians and foreign investors are hopeful about another five years with Modi as prime minister, but will he live up to their expectations? Photo: Getty ImagesIndia has wrapped up the largest election in the history of democracy and once again chosen the popular nationalist Narendra Modi as prime minister. How he uses the mandate in the next five years will reverberate around the world as the South Asian nation plays a larger role in the global economy and geopolitics of Asia. Votes were cast over 5½ weeks and took seven phases to accommodate the country’s almost 900 million eligible voters. Millions of security and voting officials shifted from region to region to take care of...

Source: Wall Street Journal May 23, 2019 09:22 UTC