Narendra Modi’s Potemkin Democracy
Jan 11, 2021 contrasts the Indian prime minister's plans for a new parliament building with his dislike of legislative scrutiny.
Shashi Tharoor
Shashi Tharoor, a former UN under-secretary-general and former Indian Minister of State for External Affairs and Minister of State for Human Resource Development, is an MP for the Indian National Congress. He is the author of Pax Indica: India and the World of the 21st Century.
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Narendra Modi’s Potemkin Democracy 
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