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Eiffel Tower row exposes BAPS Hindu group as 'spearhead of Modi's soft power'

A row over the treatment of female staff at the Eiffel Tower has put a Hindu movement at the centre of a controversy in France. An India specialist told RFI that BAPS, which has close ties to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has become an important vehicle for his soft-power diplomacy abroad.

Eiffel Tower row exposes BAPS Hindu group as 'spearhead of Modi's soft power'

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AG Closes Case In Adu-Boahene Trial

The Office of the Attorney General on Tuesday closed its case in the trial of former Director General of National Signals Bureau, Kwabena Adu-Boahene and his wife, Angela Adjei-Boateng, Read More...

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