Hindustan Times via Getty Images Prime Minister Narendra Modi is currently grappling with an economic crisis, protests against the CAA; as well as foreign media disenchantment with his rule. How India's prime minister and his party are endangering the world's biggest democracy. Our cover this week https://t.co/hEpK93Al11pic.twitter.com/4GsdtTGnKe — The Economist (@TheEconomist) January 23, 2020The change in the tone of coverage began even before the decision on Article 370. Time’s cover story of May 9, 2019, written by Aatish Taseer during the 2019 general election termed Modi “India’s Divider in Chief”. Writing in December 2019, Bremmer said the Prime Minister was falling back on identity politics to capture political momentum.

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