Debasish Roy Chowdhury

The Recent Elections Demonstrate India’s Growing Democratic Deficit

Preelection surveys revealed Indian voters’ main concerns to be economic, but with vast campaign funds and the backing of a pliant media, Narendra Modi has felt free to ignore such issues in favor of fantastical claims and nakedly anti-Muslim demagoguery as he seeks reelection for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.