LETTER: Narendra Modi makes mockery of democracy
India’s prime minister is stepping up his hardline right-wing approach, sidelining minorities
14 August 2019 - 05:00
Leaders who win elections despite predictions to the contrary are encouraged to tamper with existing laws to change the status quo.
In India, the BJP’s first electoral win resulted in members of its right-wing arm, the RSS, starting to agitate for a Hindu state, undermining the democratic rights of its many minority groups...
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