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Modi’s mega-rallies; political spectacle for the Indian diaspora | The Listening Post (Feature)

India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, has honed the art of the political spectacle – the rallies, the rousing speeches. One recent rally in Houston, Texas, attracted 50,000 people, including President Donald Trump. Although Modi supporters with foreign citizenship cannot vote in Indian elections, they do have money, Indians being among the wealthiest immigrant communities in […]
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Why India’s election is such a big deal | Start Here

Narendra Modi’s BJP won the most seats in India’s election, but failed to win an outright majority, as many had predicted. The BJP will now have to govern in a coalition with some smaller parties. In this episode of Start Here, which was first published ahead of the election, Sandra Gathmann explains how voting works […]