The latest big nation to jump on the bandwagon is India, which seems to be seeing a potential domestic enemy in its sizeable (200-million strong) Muslim minority. It is sometimes not unreasonably argued that developing nations such as India (and China) should give far greater priority to the demands for economic development. Or worse, given growing popular backlash against the anti-Muslim actions of the Modi government, India may instead degenerate into a political and economic quagmire. Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad speaks with some authority when he publicly castigated India for its latest domestic policy moves. Put another way, what possibly are the costs ultimately for India in order for Modi to have his way?

Source: New Strait Times February 03, 2020 16:07 UTC