Modi has become a prisoner of his own image

September 30, 2016 09:54

A war hysteria has gripped India. It has never happened that those who want peace have been so muted.

The inflammatory commentary by politicians, experts, and journalists is a result of the mushrooming clout of the Hindu right-wing, which is ready and willing to discount peace in the region, at least rhetorically.

What happened in Uri, where 19 Indian soldiers were killed in an alleged militant attack, is condemnable, but the response from the Indian government and especially the media has been highly irresponsible.

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