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More than 700 million people are eligible to take part in the Indian general election - the world's biggest exercise in democracy.
Ritula Shah travelled across the state of Maharastra - from bustling Mumbai to the sleepy village of Asola - to see what issues voters are most concerned about.
Mexico's ruling party - the National Action Party or PAN - has just suffered a major set-back in mid-term elections, and is no longer the biggest party in the country's chamber of deputies.
Robin Lustig travelled to Mexico to talk to people about voter apathy, the dire state of the economy, and spiralling drugs-related violence.
The stubborn realities of the business cycle do not always sit comfortably with the fidgety rhythms of the 24-hour news cycle.
After more than half a century of virtually uninterrupted rule by the Liberal Democratic Party, now it is the turn of the Democratic Party of Japan to try to find a cure for the country's chronic economic malaise.
Read Robin Lustig's report on the economic situation in Japan
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