What Does it Mean to Call Today's India a Democracy? @jaffrelotc "The India that goes to the polls this month is a markedly less democratic one: Narendra Modi has hollowed out institutions, targeted opponents, all the while sowing inter-ethnic tensions" thewire.in/politics/what-…
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@seemay @jaffrelotc Merely conducting the ballot doesn't mean a functional healthy #democracy. #India under #NarendraModi is just a facade of democracy because like all authoritarian leaders, he too needs to seek public mandate. He is just a broker who wants to preserve power at all costs.
@seemay @GillesVerniers @jaffrelotc Ball is in your court, we vote bank too, now…
@seemay @singhvivek73 @jaffrelotc Just a number game , no democracy left.