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After big win, India’s new leader faces backlash

By Muneeza Naqvi
Published August 22, 2014 5:51am ET
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After big win, India’s new leader faces backlash
FILE- In this Aug. 15, 2014 file photo, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation on the country's Independence Day in New Delhi, India. When Prime Minister Narendra Modi swept to power in India's most resounding election victory in decades, he promised to revive the sluggish economy, rein in rising food prices, tackle corruption and overhaul his predecessor's lackluster foreign policy. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das, File) | Saurabh Das

NEW DELHI (AP) — When Prime Minister Narendra Modi swept to power in India’s most resounding election victory in decades, he promised to revive the sluggish economy, rein in rising food prices, tackle corruption and overhaul his predecessor’s lackluster foreign policy.

Many Indians, long accustomed to political stagnation, believed him.

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