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After 4 days of suspense, Democratic party leader Joe Biden was announced the winner of the 2020 US Presidential election. While there is excitement in many quarters in India regarding Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, who is of Indian origin, there are some concerns too. Although Biden has been an advocate of stronger US-India relations, there are concerns that his administration might be 'weak' and embattled by Donald Trump's constant harrying. Watch Pramit Palchaudhuri and Sushant Sareen try to predict how Biden's Presidency will pan out for India, in this conversation with Hindustan Times' Aditi Prasad

It is the poor and the underprivileged who stand to lose the most if we junk electronic voting machines (EVMs) and go back to paper ballots

The Election Commission of India announced the EVM challenge will start from 3 June, asserting that the machines are tamper-proof

Today, only about a two dozen nations have adopted electronic voting. Yet, on this landscape, India is undoubtedly a world leader

Opposition leaders met Election Commission officials and demanded that EVMs be replaced with the older system of postal ballots

Opposition urged the Election Commission to revert to paper ballots saying tampering allegations have created 'trust deficit' on the reliability of electronic voting machines

The Congress says that the Election Commission should not be an advocate for EVMs and should conduct polls to the satisfaction of all stakeholders

BSP supremo Mayawati says the Uttar Pradesh election results are surprising, seems EVMs did not accept any vote other than that of BJP

For now, e-postal ballots will only be available to service voters, including personnel of the armed forces and government officials posted outside the country

Some see the contest as a make-or-break moment that could shape the future for the next generation, in a country where nearly 60% of the population is under 30