The LRB Podcast

Modi's Big Con

May 2, 2023

44:48

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Episode notes

Introduction

4min

Modi's Re-Emergency in India

2min

Modi's Tactics Strategy Methods From Gujarat to the National Stage

3min

Narendra Modi's Choice for Adani

3min

The Politics of Political Manipulation

4min

Modi's Accusation of Raul Gandhi

3min

The Future of India

2min

The Importance of Spiritual Connection in Politics

3min

The Demise of Democracy in India

3min

10.

The Importance of Democracy in India

4min

11.

The Delusions of Modi on Kashmir

4min

12.

Modi's Promise to Deal With the Cruelties of Caste

2min

13.

The Hindu Nationalists' Promise to Preserve Class and Caste

4min

14.

The Challenge to Modi's Hegemony

3min

Accused of ‘the largest con in corporate history’, Indian magnate Gautam Adani has lost half his net worth and the indulgence of financial journalists. As Adani comes under increasing scrutiny, so do his troubling political connections – not least with India's prime minister, Narendra Modi. Pankaj Mishra joins Tom to discuss Adani and Modi’s intertwined careers, and their shared role in shaping an increasingly ethnonationalist, plutocratic India.

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