| Sumario: | The article looks at politics and government in India, as of 2013. It profiles Rahul Gandhi, vice president of the All India Congress Committee, the governing body of the Indian National Congress political party, noting he belongs to the politically significant Gandhi-Nehru extended family and is widely viewed as a possible future prime minister candidate. It outlines problems facing the Congress-led coalition government under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, including scandals and slowing economic growth. It discusses Gandhi's push for internal reform of the Congress party and his support for a foreign policy of non-alignment and for domestic anti-poverty programs. It cites his admiration of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi. The country's planned 2014 elections are discussed.
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