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Mihir Sharma

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.

For the first time in years, the government of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is playing defence.

Protests have sprung up across the country against an amendment to India's laws – which came into effect on Friday – that makes it easier for members of some religions to become citizens of India.

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Mihir Sharma is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He was a columnist for the Indian Express and the Business Standard, and he is the author of Restart: The Last Chance for the Indian Economy.

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