The World Ahead | Asia in 2024
Narendra Modi’s expected re-election will inspire fear and hope
He is long accused of mistreatment of political opponents and religious minorities
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By Jeremy Page
In a speech on India’s independence day in August 2023, his tenth as prime minister, Narendra Modi declared the country to be at a turning point. A new world order, he told the crowds, was emerging in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic. India was poised to shape this new order, thanks to its “trinity” of demography, democracy and diversity. “The world can see a spark for itself in this beam of light that is emanating from India,” he said.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition of The World Ahead 2024 under the headline “More Modi”