, Columnist
Modi's Idea of India
The East Asian strongman model isn’t suited to a diverse country.
Unchallenged after three years.
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Three years after he was elected, Prime Minister Narendra Modi looms over India’s political scene like no other leader in the country’s recent history. And his critics must explain why his mass appeal seems unimpaired, despite his increasingly authoritarian ways and growing failures.