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Mr. Modi’s India
In 2014, Narendra Modi, leader of India’s right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), became Prime Minister of India by winning the largest democratic election in history. He handily defeated the Congress Party’s candidate, and assumed office with a powerful mandate to reform. Modi’s decisive electoral victory proved the health and dynamism of India’s democracy. His opponent,…
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Modi and the Politics of Yoga
Narendra Modi’s new policies as India’s prime minister revolve around economics, social change, and…yoga? Modi has been trying to reclaim yoga as an Indian art form and have it officially recognized as being rooted in Hindu tradition. While it is generally accepted that yoga originated in India, this movement, according to the new Minister…
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