Bungacast /417/ Has India passed peak Modi? ft. Achin Vanaik
On India's election and a blow for the BJP.
Esteemed writer and social activist Achin Vanaik is back on Bungacast to unpick India's monumental, seven-week-long electoral process in which over 600m people took part.
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How did the ruling Hindu nationalist BJP lose its majority?
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Is there really a cult of personality around Modi?
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How does the BJP differ in important ways from Western 'national conservatives'?
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Does the BJP losing seats reflect a loss of support for Hindutva ideology?
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Modi claims India will reach developed economy status by 2047. Is this true?
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How bad are problems of under- and un-employment, especially for the youth?
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What is the nature of India's "crony oligarchy"?
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How does the National Population Register threaten to divest people of citizenship?
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How does the BJP see Israel as an example for itself?
Links:
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In State Repression and Its Justification, India and Israel Have Much in Common, Achin Vanaik, The Wire
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Narendra Modi Is Preparing New Attacks on Democratic Rights, Achin Vanaik, Jacobin