It's Modi's India REUTERSCan Modi keep his promises to India? Most polls had indicated a possible victory for Modi’s alliance, but had expected it to fall short of an overall majority. The foreign media have acknowledged that a mixture of development and nationalism has worked in Modi’s favour. Modi and the BJP managed to fuse nationalism and development with technology as the common denominator. Former BJP President Shah, now home minister, also needs to understand that fuelling nationalist sentiment by accusing others of appeasing Muslims can only create instability.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 08, 2019 13:18 UTC