Narendra Modi’s first year in office

One year after being elected amid a landslide of popular support, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is having a hard time living up to his promises to tap into India’s potential and generate growth

ACHIEVEMENTS

Modi has forged closer ties with major trading powers such as U.S., China, Russia, Japan, Australia and Germany

Liberalised foreign direct investment in areas such as insurance, pensions and defence

Cut corruption by holding transparent auctions for coal mining rights and mobile phone spectrum

Abolished diesel subsidies by taking advantage of collapse in oil prices

FAILURES

Criticised for cuts in welfare spending to poorest 300m of India’s 1.25bn population, to fund infrastructure stimulus

Has failed to reform restrictive labour market, hampering attempts to turn India into global manufacturing hub

Failed to reform school system and healthcare or improve sanitation

Suffered crushing defeat in Delhi state election in February, winning only three of 70 seats

Source: Wire agencies

Picture: Getty images

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