2024-06-03
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The Economist Hi, it's Alice Su here.
I co-host Drum Tower, our weekly podcast on China.
Here's an article handpicked from the latest edition of The Economist, read out loud.
I thought you might enjoy it.
Narendra Modi looks likely to begin a third term as India's Prime Minister soon after June 4th when results of the general election will be announced.
But the poll has not been pretty.
On March 21st, Arvind Kejriwal, an opposition leader who is Delhi's chief minister,
was arrested on corruption charges that he calls a political sham.
Mr Modi, seemingly unnerved by low turnout,
has ramped up inflammatory rhetoric against India's Muslim minority.
Although voting itself has been generally unproblematic,
most Western officials agree that Mr Modi has tilted the political pitch by suppressing dissent and weakening democratic institutions.
How should they deal with Mr Modi,
particularly if his Bharatiya Janata Party or BJP wins a large mandate?
The response to Mr Kejriwal's arrest hints at the Diplomatic Balancing Act for Western governments.
Unusually, a spokesman for Germany's foreign ministry reacted first.