In the previous post, I mentioned how nationalist extreme parties seem to be gaining a toe hold throughout much of the world, especially in Europe, but also in Turkey, Australia, Brazil, and the Philippines.
Well, they scored a big win in India, as well, where Narendra Modi's BJP party won the recent election, emboldening far-right Hindus, and making Muslims in that country quite nervous.
There are questions now in India asking whether Modi's victory essentially translates to the end of secular democracy in India. It appears right now that everywhere democracy feels threatened, as many Americans themselves are questioning whether that democracy - which is almost a quarter of a millennium - is on it's last legs with the political success of Trump.
Scary times.
Modi’s election win is a victory for far right Hindu nationalism – India’s secular democracy is under threat The BJP and Modi have won not in spite of the divisive politics they espouse but precisely because of it. This result will be terrifying for the Muslim community Dibyesh Anand, May 23, 2019:
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/india-general-election-narendra-modi-bjp-hindu-nationalism-a8926831.html?fbclid=IwAR3L-2UchZSHOvIZHI9a6Ftb6GLL9SSFtm9rzRb07iL3mj0sKp0sANyeRlc
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