Modi, Hindu nationalism, and what's at stake with India's election

20/05/2019 22 min

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Episode Synopsis

The election in India, the world's largest in history, has just wrapped up after a month of voting. Many see it as a referendum on sitting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's last five years in power. New Delhi journalist Murali Krishnan explains who Modi is, and why his brand of populism raises the stakes of this election.