Geopolitics
The Modi Referendum: How Personality Politics is Reshaping, and Risking, Indian Democracy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has fundamentally reshaped Indian politics, turning elections into referendums on his personal leadership and credibility rather than contests between party ideologies or local candidates. This alarming trend towards a cult of personality undermines the very essence of a diverse, federal democracy, signaling a dangerous erosion of institutional power and pluralistic debate.
