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The ‘Enemy’: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with the help of his henchman, the president of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Home Affairs Minister Amit Shah, has pushed through the Citizenship Amendment Act that discriminates against Muslims. (Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
AMIT SHAH

Democracy and charisma: A dangerous liaison

In India and the Philippines, strongmen have consolidated immense power through democratic means. How do we explain this?

  • Walden Bello
13 min read
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been criticised for using technology to silence detractors.
ARUNDHATI ROY

Modi’s dangerous game in India

The Modi government’s ‘reign of terror’ is aimed at silencing Muslims into submission on the path to a nation ruled by a far right version of Hinduism

  • Haris Zargar
10 min read
Nationalist fervour: Activists from the Hindu Bajrang Dal Party , the youth wing of the Vishva Hindu Parishad, at a procession marking the anniversary of the demolition of the Babri Masjid on December 6 1992. (Narinder Nanu/AFP)
ALF GUNVALD NILSEN

The onward march of Hindu nationalism

A recent court verdict over a disputed religious site gives a legal green light to Modi’s majoritarianism

  • Alf Gunvald Nilsen
7 min read