Russia is hoping to embrace India's EVM technology for its upcoming presidential election, even as Indian politicians themselves continue to debate their efficiency. Russia hopes to learn from "India's experience" of conducting polls through EVMs, ahead of the 2018 presidential election, according to a report in The Economic Times. Russia's interest in EVMs comes at a time when India's Opposition leaders have expressed grave concerns regarding EVM tampering. "We challenge the Election Commission to make the EVM available to us for 72 hours. Alleged EVM tampering has also remained a hug issue in Parliament, with various Opposition leaders disrupting proceedings to protest the issue.

Source: India Today April 05, 2017 08:15 UTC