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Article: NEW LEADER, COALITION INSTALLED IN INDIA.(NEWS)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
- Article date:
- June 2, 1996
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Byline: The New York Times
After two weeks of political turmoil, India got another new government Saturday, but even before the new prime minister took office there were signs that he may have trouble holding together a fractious 13-party coalition that almost broke apart in last-minute wrangling over Cabinet posts.
For many Indians, it was a sobering moment as the political establishment gathered for the swearing-in of the country's second government in 17 days.
Indians are proud that the nation continues with peaceful transitions to new governments despite the poverty, guerrilla warfare and political assassinations that have burdened the ...