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India news: PM Modi leaves for Central Asian tour

India news: PM Modi leaves for Central Asian tour

DW, Mahima Kapoor with AP, AFP and Reuters,

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is traveling to Uzbekistan for a two-day state visit, after which he will go to Kyrgyzstan for the SCO Summit. Meanwhile, hundreds of Indians are still missing in Nepal. DW has more.

What you need to know

  • Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is traveling to Uzbekistan for bilateral talks
  • Hundreds of Indians remain missing in Nepal floods
  • Indian opposition claims Sonia Gandhi's memoir dropped by Penguin India over Modi, RSS and China
  • Controversial Hindu nationalist group chief Mohan Bhagwat set to deliver speech in NYC
 

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