TODAY! Discussion 14.08.: India under Modi 2.0
Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government minorities are experiencing growing pressure. Is India's democracy under threat?
The Indian parliamentary elections unveil a clear winner: For the second time the Hindu nationalist BJP got a strong mandate. Their man, Narendra Modi, is promoting the “Hindu way of life“ and distributing gas cylinders to the poor. But critics are sounding alarm bells of early “fascism” in India.
When: August 14th, 2019, 7 p.m.
Where: taz Kantine
Friedrichstraße 21
10969 Berlin-Kreuzberg
Free admission
The event ist solely in english
Die Veranstaltung findet ausschließlich auf Englisch statt
What impact will the second term have on the minorities, who have faced social and systemic discrimination during Modi's first five years? What makes him and his party so strong? What changes are taking place in the Indian society and culture? Is the world's biggest democracy under threat?
Discussion with
Natalie Mayroth, taz correspondent for India, Mumbai,
Kennith Rosario, reporter and culture writer, The Hindu, Mumbai,
Kim Arora, Ex- Journalist Times of India and current German Chancellor Fellow, New-Delhi
Host: Sven Hansen, taz editor Asia-desk
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