Narendra Modi is an exceptionally well-liked prime minister each at dwelling and on the world stage. His approval ranking is 76% and he’s recurrently flattered, praised and courted by international leaders eager to align themselves with India – and get a slice of their enormous shopper market.

But critics say that is regardless of Modi and his ruling BJP get together’s assaults on the independence of significant establishments, from the judiciary to the media. The Guardian’s south Asia correspondent, Hannah Ellis-Petersen, explains how opposition politicians have additionally felt they’ve been focused – specifically Rahul Gandhi of the Congress get together, Modi’s most well-known rival.

Nosheen Iqbal hears how a rare case – alleging that Gandhi has defamed “the entire Modi community” – might see this inheritor to India’s most well-known political dynasty jailed for 2 years, only a yr earlier than a common election. While creator Pankaj Mishra explains why it issues a lot and warns that India’s democracy is at a vital level.

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