Is India inching closer to dictatorship in the current times? or is the country in an emergency without any declaration? This week on The Wire Talks, listen to our host Sidharth Bhatia in conversation with French political scientist and Indologist, Christophe Jaffrelot. Our guest has penned books such as MODIS INDIA: Hindu Nationalism and the Rise of Ethnic Democracy and India's First Dictatorship: The Emergency, 1975 -1977 and more. During their conversation, they discuss Christophe's perspective behind penning down these books. He adds how the current political ruling party has massive budgets for promotion, why one should study about politics has goes in between the elections phase and more. Tune in to this episode of The Wire Talks Follow Christophe Jaffrelot on Twitter @jaffrelotcFollow Sidharth Bhatia on Twitter and Instagram @bombaywallah and https://instagram.com/bombaywallahYou can listen to this show on The Wire's website, the IVM Podcasts website, app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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