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Narendra Modi's Upsurge in India

Photo Source: The Economist By Naveed Qazi | Editor, Globe Upfront Narendra Modi’s walloping win, in the 2019 Indian elections, is something, the country had not seen, since Indira’s Gandhi’s win, in 1971. It also meant that the rival party, Indian National Congress, struggling to gain power, for ten years now, had no easy solutions, for their problems. Modi’s critics, who questioned many of his policies, and enmity against supposed minority supremacy, despite his assurances, of an inclusive, and economically stable India, cannot deny, that his win, for the prime minister’s seat, is a rarity. It also shows a disturbing rise of far right politics in India. Before the final election verdict, Modi headed to a hermit cave, at the foot of the Himalayan glacier. He insisted cameramen to snap him, at the famous Kedarnath Temple, at deep meditation, cloaked in a saffron shawl, almost like a Sadhu, or a Sanyasi. After a resounding win, it may be perceived that Indians, who vot...