June
- Opinion
- India
Modi has just learned that hype can only carry you so far
Much of India looks very different from 2014 and the pre-Modi era. But much of it looks the same, and even populists have to deliver.
March
- Opinion
- India
Narendra Modi figures out what Trump never has
Alone among strongmen, the Indian PM now concentrates on broadening support rather than just stoking the resentments of his base.
December 2023
- Opinion
- World elections
Will 2024 be the year fake news destroys democracy?
With almost a billion people heading to the polls, countries urgently need to band together to combat a flood of disinformation and digital manipulation.
January 2020
- Opinion
- Nationalism
Modi is losing his political mojo
Narendra Modi's days of being India's unifier are over: From now on, like all the other populists, he will have to keep one eye on the streets of his country's cities.