A Very Austrian Scandal / India: Despite Broken Promises, Modi Is Set to Retain Power

Less than two years after it came to power on an anti-corruption platform, the Austrian far-right Freedom Party is reeling from the resignation of its leader after an apparent sting in which he promised government contracts for campaign money. Heinz-Christian Strache stepped down as vice-chancellor last weekend after German media published footage secretly recorded in Ibiza in 2007 purporting to show him promising government contracts in exchange for political donations. The FPO leader says no crime took place, but the conservative chancellor Sebastian Kurz has triggered a snap election in response to the scandal. Berlin correspondent Derek Scally reports.

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party is gearing up for a return to federal power for the next five years, with the results of the country’s general elections due to be announced on Thursday. Modi has failed to deliver on any of his previous election promises during his time in office, the Indian economy is in dire straits and unemployment is at its highest rate in 45 years. So, how has the prime minister managed to pull off this coup and what does it mean for the future of India? Rahul Bedi is on the line from New Delhi.