Rafiq Dossani

senior economist at Rand and India analyst

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India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi won a third term, but the smaller margin of victory says a lot about how the world’s biggest democracy views him today.

Indian election reveals Modi’s cult of personality is weakening

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi won a third term, but the smaller margin of victory says a lot about how the world’s biggest democracy views him today.

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