INTERVIEW: Dr Stuti Bhatnagar analyses the Indian election result

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Dr Stuti Bhatnagar with SBS's Janice Petersen Source: SBS News / Youssef Saudie

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been re-elected for a historic third term in office. But surprise results in this election mean his party has lost its majority in parliament for the first time in a decade. Dr Stuti Bhatnagar is a Research Fellow at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre (SDSC) at the ANU. With a PhD in politics and international relations from the University of Adelaide, she specialises in Indian foreign policy and South Asian politics. SBS's Janice Petersen asked Dr Bhatnagar what next for Narendra Modi and the BJP.


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