![A saleswoman stands next to gold necklaces at a jewellery store in Bangalore on July 5, 2019.
India's newly re-elected government promised on July 5 an easing of foreign investment rules and more infrastructure spending in an effort to boost flagging growth rates and create jobs. India has been leap-frogged by China as the world's fastest-growing major economy, with unemployment in Asia's third-biggest economy at its highest since the 1970s.
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A saleswoman stands next to gold necklaces at a jewellery store in Bangalore. AFP
A saleswoman stands next to gold necklaces at a jewellery store in Bangalore. AFP
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