ChinesePod News (April 19, 2019)<br /><br />India held the second round of its parliamentary elections on Thursday, with voting taking place in 13 states. These included the territory of Kashmir, authority over which has been a difficult political issue for decades. National security in Kashmir has also been used as a main campaign topic for the sitting prime minister Narendra Modi, who hopes to get re-elected for a second term.<br /><br />NOTE: This video features SIMPLIFIED characters, which are used in Mainland China. For viewers studying the form of written Chinese used in Hong Kong and Taiwan (traditional), the traditional-character version of this story (alongside all others of ChinesePod Today) is available at https://youtu.be/gggvdrZ2zM4<br /><br />This ChinesePod Today news broadcast includes the following vocabulary: <br /><br />投票 to vote<br />争议 to dispute<br />主权 sovereignty<br />分裂主义派 separatist party<br />分治 partition<br /><br />Go to ChinesePod.com for more great lessons and videos!<br />===================================<br />Like this video? Sign-up today to make the most of ChinesePod.com's 4,000+ lesson library! <br /><br />LIKE US: https://www.facebook.com/chinesepod<br />TWEET US: https://twitter.com/chinesepod<br />DOUBLE-TAP US: https://instagram.com/chinesepodtv<br />SNAP US: https://www.snapchat.com/add/chinesepodtv<br />READ US: https://chinesepod.com/blog<br />LEARN WITH US: https://chinesepod.com/
