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The Daily

The Rise of Modi: India’s Rightward Turn

The Daily

The New York Times

Daily News, News

4.3107.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2019

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, has governed as a right-wing populist whose nationalist message has often pitted Hindus against Muslims. We look at what Mr. Modi’s likely re-election this week tells us about the country’s political future. Guest: Jeffrey Gettleman, the South Asia bureau chief for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Background reading: Mr. Modi’s Hindu nationalist politics and his efforts to project a strong image of India abroad appeared to have played well among the country’s 900 million registered voters, according to exit polls.The results of the election may reveal not just a decision on Mr. Modi but also a deeper one on what kind of government India really wants.

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From the New York Times, I'm Michael Babarro.

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This is the Daily.

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0:09.2

Today,

0:10.5

India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi,

0:13.2

has governed as a right-wing populist,

0:15.9

whose nationalist message

0:17.8

has pitted Hindus against Muslims.

0:21.0

My colleague, Jeffrey Gettle,

0:23.0

on what Modi's likely re-election this week

0:26.3

tells us about the kind of country

0:29.4

that India is becoming.

0:31.8

It's Tuesday, May 21.

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Jeffrey, what was the political landscape in India

0:41.3

as voters were casting their ballots

0:43.4

in this latest election?

0:44.9

It's a complicated landscape here.

0:46.9

This is an enormous electorate,

0:48.8

900 million registered voters

0:51.7

that's bigger than the population of the US

0:54.2

and Europe combined.

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