Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The rise of national-populists across the world points to new challenges for democracy.
Modi’s push towards demonetization shows that corruption remains a large problem in India. This challenge necessitates the creation of an anti-corruption authority and protection for whistleblowers.
Class, not caste, may gradually become the dominant repertoire of competition between parties in Gujarat and elsewhere in India.
The Indian Supreme Court is facing its greatest challenge since the 1970s and tensions between the judges and the government have never been so intense for such a long period.
The contradictions between India’s policies vis-à-vis Pakistan and the United States and its membership of the BRICS, a grouping dominated by Russia and China, were visible at the BRICS summit in Goa.
Arguments for “purification” through “nationalization” are redundant in the case of Indian Muslims. They have always looked to local sites and the land of their saints as their holy land.
Rahul Gandhi faces trial in Supreme Court for his remark blaming the RSS for involvement in Mahatma Gandhi’s murder. The judges have a delicate task before them.
Caste politics are partially returning to Gujarat, as the Patel caste has begun to back Congress once more. Their shift away from the BJP is in response to growing inequality.
The Bahujan Samaj Party may benefit from some reverse polarization and some Dalit/Muslim solidarity.
Corruption in the Pakistani military has been coming to light in recent months. It is still an extremely popular institution, but the balance of power in the country depends on the military maintaining a clean image.