God help the students these two gents teach. What confused people!!! Guys, get out of your dorms and travel the length and breath of Bharat and then you will realise why Modi is popular. Yes he is a great orator, yes the BJP has a strong organisation and yes the opposition has been in tatters for a long time but these are not the main reasons why people live and vote for Modi. They voted for him in 2014 because they rightly believed that he has Donne great work for the people of Gujarat. They voted for him in 2019 because he delivered on most of his promises. They also believe that he works hard and tries his best, even though he might get things sometimes wrong. THAt is why he got such a huge mandate.
So again go out and see and feel the real BHARAT and forget your theoretical bullshit
OMG, yet another propaganda piece by leftists. Why don’t you get it that these nasty approaches won’t help your cause? Bring something tangible for helping the lives and sentiments of people? Rather than working for the people you guys want to scare people into follow your doctrine. Shame.
Abrogation of Article 370 has been in the BJP manifesto for long. There is nothing particularly “Modi” about it. Yes, he took the risk to get it done, which Vajpayee could not because of coalition politics.
All that BJP has done effectively under Modi is to consolidate Hindu castes into a single vote bank along with support of young ones. This was enough to defeat vote bank politics and minority appeasement by Congress and regional parties. Modi will be defeated the moment people lose hope with him as one who is leading from the front and non corrupt, decisive leader. He can make mistakes but his intentions are in national interest. Once this logic is understood, the article makes no sense as far as it targets Modi. If you want to promote Yadav and Shivam, then it is a different cause! Also note that If you get rid of Modi, you have Amit Shah behind him. Make your choice!!!
What could be the new aspirational message? Consider Singapore’s “From third world to first” case study. India faces similar problems as encountered by People’s Action Party (PAP) under Lee Kuan Yew’s leadership. These were mainly: attack on corruption and establishing stability of the nation-state by bringing, what Henri Ghesquiere, states as “order over individual expression.” He further describes Singapore’s journey as: “Gaining first-world status in the shortest time possible required a strong government capable of forging a consensus on sound policies. If rapid catch-up with the West required deviating from the ideal of adversarial multi-party liberal democracy, so be it.”
Is this possible in India that has come a long way on the path of parliamentary democracy, a model that was borrowed from its colonial master? If yes, then who will provide such leadership? If today Modi OR even Kejriwal try to bring about any change, they are branded as dictators. And Congress is too inept to even move in the direction required to set things right. Plus they have already exhausted their currency with ‘Garibi Hatao’ and ‘Population Ghatao’ slogans. With an Italian as their leader, who, perhaps, wouldn’t give two hoots about what happens to this country deep inside her heart except that her son should be the PM one day, what’s new in their arsenal?
I am not sure such clear-cut distinctions can be made – at least for Turmp and Modi. “Make America Great Again” is aspirational while being apprehensive….using the authors’ terms. – the unpacking could be: Make America – which was glorious and great till these ‘illegal’ immigrants came in and ruined that greatness – make that America great again – and that has to be done now before all is lost to the immigrants swamping that great American way of life.
Similarly Modi’s messaging is very much rooted in a glorious past – hence the attendant tale of fear of loss (of a glorious past) which Hindutva (and Modi) seeks to overcome – while selling the nationalist utopia of a sone-ki-chidiya -bharat in the future. So the glorious past recreated and improved upon in the future through the magic of nationalism, going beyond the haunting memories of a lost past, is what Modi packages and sells, imho…
Aspirational Populist may be Modi and inclined towards “national development” with whatever means that may include mass appeal (winning elections)or fear of reprisal (strict micro managing), India without an intelligent and innovative opposition at the national level will only begets problems and authoritarian future governance ! Whatever development or “acchhe din” might come about, if Modi govt wins the next term again in majority like the recent win, India will be in for an entirely new game of governance. The power balance will tilt pervasively and history and common horse sense tells you its not good news. Meanwhile, the only aspirant to a national level opposition has turned into a family business. Cross your fingers for the ride ahead !!!
My 2 cents,
Jai Hind !
God help the students these two gents teach. What confused people!!! Guys, get out of your dorms and travel the length and breath of Bharat and then you will realise why Modi is popular. Yes he is a great orator, yes the BJP has a strong organisation and yes the opposition has been in tatters for a long time but these are not the main reasons why people live and vote for Modi. They voted for him in 2014 because they rightly believed that he has Donne great work for the people of Gujarat. They voted for him in 2019 because he delivered on most of his promises. They also believe that he works hard and tries his best, even though he might get things sometimes wrong. THAt is why he got such a huge mandate.
So again go out and see and feel the real BHARAT and forget your theoretical bullshit
OMG, yet another propaganda piece by leftists. Why don’t you get it that these nasty approaches won’t help your cause? Bring something tangible for helping the lives and sentiments of people? Rather than working for the people you guys want to scare people into follow your doctrine. Shame.
Abrogation of Article 370 has been in the BJP manifesto for long. There is nothing particularly “Modi” about it. Yes, he took the risk to get it done, which Vajpayee could not because of coalition politics.
All that BJP has done effectively under Modi is to consolidate Hindu castes into a single vote bank along with support of young ones. This was enough to defeat vote bank politics and minority appeasement by Congress and regional parties. Modi will be defeated the moment people lose hope with him as one who is leading from the front and non corrupt, decisive leader. He can make mistakes but his intentions are in national interest. Once this logic is understood, the article makes no sense as far as it targets Modi. If you want to promote Yadav and Shivam, then it is a different cause! Also note that If you get rid of Modi, you have Amit Shah behind him. Make your choice!!!
What could be the new aspirational message? Consider Singapore’s “From third world to first” case study. India faces similar problems as encountered by People’s Action Party (PAP) under Lee Kuan Yew’s leadership. These were mainly: attack on corruption and establishing stability of the nation-state by bringing, what Henri Ghesquiere, states as “order over individual expression.” He further describes Singapore’s journey as: “Gaining first-world status in the shortest time possible required a strong government capable of forging a consensus on sound policies. If rapid catch-up with the West required deviating from the ideal of adversarial multi-party liberal democracy, so be it.”
Is this possible in India that has come a long way on the path of parliamentary democracy, a model that was borrowed from its colonial master? If yes, then who will provide such leadership? If today Modi OR even Kejriwal try to bring about any change, they are branded as dictators. And Congress is too inept to even move in the direction required to set things right. Plus they have already exhausted their currency with ‘Garibi Hatao’ and ‘Population Ghatao’ slogans. With an Italian as their leader, who, perhaps, wouldn’t give two hoots about what happens to this country deep inside her heart except that her son should be the PM one day, what’s new in their arsenal?
I am not sure such clear-cut distinctions can be made – at least for Turmp and Modi. “Make America Great Again” is aspirational while being apprehensive….using the authors’ terms. – the unpacking could be: Make America – which was glorious and great till these ‘illegal’ immigrants came in and ruined that greatness – make that America great again – and that has to be done now before all is lost to the immigrants swamping that great American way of life.
Similarly Modi’s messaging is very much rooted in a glorious past – hence the attendant tale of fear of loss (of a glorious past) which Hindutva (and Modi) seeks to overcome – while selling the nationalist utopia of a sone-ki-chidiya -bharat in the future. So the glorious past recreated and improved upon in the future through the magic of nationalism, going beyond the haunting memories of a lost past, is what Modi packages and sells, imho…
Aspirational Populist may be Modi and inclined towards “national development” with whatever means that may include mass appeal (winning elections)or fear of reprisal (strict micro managing), India without an intelligent and innovative opposition at the national level will only begets problems and authoritarian future governance ! Whatever development or “acchhe din” might come about, if Modi govt wins the next term again in majority like the recent win, India will be in for an entirely new game of governance. The power balance will tilt pervasively and history and common horse sense tells you its not good news. Meanwhile, the only aspirant to a national level opposition has turned into a family business. Cross your fingers for the ride ahead !!!
My 2 cents,
Jai Hind !