The divides between Hindus and Muslims as well as between the rich and the poor would both become wider and deeper, while the middle class which supports Narendra Modi will continue to be placated.
The divides between Hindus and Muslims as well as between the rich and the poor would both become wider and deeper, while the middle class which supports Narendra Modi will continue to be placated. In the process, the hard-won gains of deliberation, decentralisation and dissent that strengthened Indian democracy for over a century would be weakened considerably if not lost altogether, argues well-known political scientist Professor Suhas Palshikar in an exclusive interview with NewsClick.