Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated a revamped colonial avenue in the heart of New Delhi as part of a redevelopment plan for a historical precinct that has drawn the ire of conservationists.
Modi, eying a third term in a general election due in 2024, wants to "remove any trace of colonial mindset" with the redevelopment of the Central Vista - an area stretching roughly two miles that was built under British rule to mark the setting up of a new capital in India in the 1920s.
