India is in the midst of a national election and its prime minister, Narendra Modi, is running to extend his 10 years in power. Mr. Modi has become one of the most consequential leaders in India’s history, while also drawing criticism for anti-democratic practices and charges of religious persecution. Mujib Mashal, the South Asia bureau chief for The New York Times, discusses what we might see from Mr. Modi in a third term. Guest: Mujib Mashal, the South Asia bureau chief for The New York Times.
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From the New York Times, I'm Sabrina Tavaresi, and this is the daily India.
The world's largest democracy is in the midst of a national election, and India's prime minister, Narendra Modi, is running to extend his ten years in power.
Modi has become one of the most consequential leaders in India's history, but he is also one of its most controversial, drawing criticism for anti democratic practices and charges of religious persecution.
Today, my colleague Mujib Mashall on the many Narendra Modis and which one India will get in his historic third term.
Its Thursday, May 9.
So, Mujib, you are covering Indias elections, which is, of course, an enormous undertaking.
It's a country of over a billion people, so the election takes weeks, and we are right now in the middle of that process.
So, first of all, where do things stand now in the race?
Well, it's hard to know exactly.
Right now, there's so much noise around the campaigning, and both sides, Prime Minister Modi and his opposition are pitching their side.
But most observers expect Modi to be the favorite in this race because of his own popularity.
This race has become a test of the popularity of a leader who's been in power for ten years and who has a confidence that even if his party is struggling, his popularity can lift up their chances.
And that's what I want to talk to you about, his popularity.
I want to understand how that fits with the other thing I think of when I think of Modi, which is his authoritarian tendencies.
And the last time you and I talked, it was after a political assassination in Canada that had been traced back to Modi's government.