NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi strengthened his government, appointing 21 new ministers in an attempt to speed up promised economic reforms after storming to power five months ago.
Four of them were sworn into the Cabinet, which is now 27-strong, during a ceremony at the presidential palace, while the number of junior ministers in the right-wing government has risen by 17 to 39.
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