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Podcast: News and Views
Episode: Will Modi 2.0 Have ‘Courage to Change Himself’ As He Once Claimed?
Description: As a critic of Narendra Modi’s polarising politics, let me begin by heartily congratulating him on his stupendous victory.
The outcome of the election to the 17th Lok Sabha was, first of all, a victory for India’s democracy, as it has always been since the first general elections in 1952. Irrespective of which party wins or loses, it is always the people’s verdict that has triumphed.
Never has a people’s mandate been annulled in India, nor has our country ever seen a bloody transition of power, or capture of power by the generals, as has s...