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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is returning to power for a third consecutive term, but with a slimmed-down mandate delivered by an electorate weighed down by economic precarity. India's surprising election results will have a profound effect on how Prime Minister Narendra Modi rules and who succeeds him.
 
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It’s a new era in South Africa. In last week’s general elections, the African National Congress (ANC), which led the country’s freedom struggle, failed to win a National Assembly majority for the first time since the fall of apartheid in 1994. The party will now have to form a coalition government. Its choices may have profound effects not just on the ANC and South Africa, but beyond the country’s borders as well.

Venezuela is in the midst of a military buildup along its border with its smaller neighbor Guyana, a tiny South American country home to the world’s fastest growing economy — driven by oil.

Mexicans head to the polls on Sunday to choose their next president. 

If the pre-election surveys are correct, their next president will be Claudia Sheinbaum — who would make history as Mexico’s first woman and first Jewish president.

Cobus van Staden of the China in Africa podcast and host Arif Rafiq discuss two competing corridors: the Western-backed Lobito Corridor and the China-constructed (and potentially soon-to-be revamped) TAZARA. They unpack the great power rivalry that is driving interest in these corridors and the interests and development strategies of regional states, including Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia.

Guest Ali Hashem (@alihashem_tv) of Al Jazeera English and host Arif Rafiq (@arifcrafiq) discuss the prospects for a full-blown conflict between Hezbollah and Israel.