This Week in Explainers: Why is India sending defence attachés to African nations, Poland, Philippines?

New Delhi is deploying defence attachés to many countries, including African nations and Armenia, for the first time. India is going to hold the world's biggest elections in less than a week. All this and more in our weekly roundup of explainers India is sending defence attachés to several new nations, including Poland and Armenia. AP (Image used for representational purposes only) It's seven days to go. India will hold the world's biggest election. The political bigwigs, from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah to Rahul Gandhi are in campaign mode. The country is also bracing for…