On Congress - India's oldest party - he said it has no more political imagination than to send Priyanka Gandhi - Rahul Gandhi's sister - to join her brother's side. "Not only has Modi's economic miracle failed to materialize, he has also helped create an atmosphere of poisonous religious nationalism in India," Taseer writes.įar from his promise of development for all, he has achieved a state in which Indians are increasingly obsessed with their differences, according to the article. That election, though it is hard to believe now, was an election of hope, the article says. Taking a swipe at the socialist state, he famously said, 'Government has no business being in business'. In 2014, Modi converted cultural anger into economic promise. Whatever else might be said about the election, hope is off the menu," he says. Now he is merely a politician who has failed to deliver, seeking re-election.
"Then he was a messiah, ushering in a future too bright to behold, one part Hindu renaissance, one part South Korea's economic programme. Taseer's article notes that "If in 2014 he (Modi) was able to exploit differences in order to create a climate of hope, in 2019 he is asking people to stave off their desperation by living for their differences alone. The articles inside the magazine have the titles "Can the World's Largest Democracy Endure Another Five Years of a Modi Government?", written by Taseer and "Modi Is India's Best Hope for Economic Reform", by Bremmer. The cover depicts a portrait of 68-year-old Modi. The article "Modi the Reformer" is authored by Ian Bremmer, president and founder of Eurasia Group, a global political risk research and consulting firm. TIME’s new international cover: Can the world’s largest democracy endure another five years of a Modi government?… - TIME 1557439212000
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