Islamists’ Violence and Hindu’s Disillusionment with Modi’s Leadership in India

A country of 1.25 billion and 29 states, India seems to be in a state of ferment. Narendra Modi, who came to power in 2014 riding the wave of rising Hindu civilizational aspirations, got another term with increased strength in 2019. However, pretty soon, he appeared to be dwarfing. Modi didn’t match his own image of a stout and upright leader from Gujarat. Roughly, beginning from the 2021 West Bengal elections to the withdrawal of the Farmers’ laws to his recent capitulation to a handful of Arab countries, a large part of Modi’s support-base feels his leadership has been seriously compromised.

Read the full article published on IndianCentury by the author here.