The world’s most populous country will head to the polls on April 19. Polls strongly indicate Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party will return to power for a third consecutive term.
Foreign Policy’s Spring print issue explores the political, economic, and foreign-policy trends to watch as an estimated 960 million eligible voters choose their next leader. Contributors to this issue include Modi’s former chief economic advisor, Arvind Subramanian; authors Snigdha Poonam and Amitava Kumar; and FP’s Rishi Iyengar.
Join executive editor Amelia Lester in conversation with editor-in-chief Ravi Agrawal, who wrote the lead essay in the issue. In “The New Idea of India”, Agrawal explores how Modi’s vision of the country prioritizes religion and culture above liberalism. He argues that the prime minister’s enduring popularity may have as much to do with demand as it does supply—a theory that helps explain India’s growing assertiveness in global affairs. Subscriber questions are encouraged.
Video clips from this event
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Narendra Modi is likely to win a third term as India’s prime minister. FP editor in chief Ravi Agrawal explains how Modi is reshaping the country.
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Agrawal argues that the popularity of Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party is, at least in part, because of voters’ growing support for a new Indian social compact that curtails secularism.
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Agrawal warns of a growing economic divide between India’s north and south that could lead to real resentment.
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Agrawal on how India makes the most out of global conflict with a new, more muscular foreign policy.
