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‘The idea that Modi must be feared because he holds all levers of power has gone out of the window’

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Dr. Subir Sinha argues that India's youth protests are challenging the government's authority by exposing its institutional fragility, potentially dismantling the political mythology that sustained Narendra Modi's hold on power. The article suggests the government's repressive response may be weakening its legitimacy, though the extent of this impact remains uncertain.

Key points

• Dr. Subir Sinha, Director of the SOAS South Asia Institute, analyzes how the government's repressive response to protests is exposing the fragility of its authority and institutional legitimacy.
• The article posits that the political significance of the demonstrations extends beyond arrests, questioning whether the movement is dismantling the political mythology that has sustained Modi's hold on power.

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