Narendra Modi, EU and India
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S IXTEEN MONTHS ago Narendra Modi looked chastened. Having just lost his majority in a national election, the chest-thumping Indian leader was forced to lean on regional parties. His coalition showed little appetite for difficult reform. Some commentators pronounced it “Peak Modi”. Would-be successors began to plot.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party has a cash stockpile of nearly $1.3 billion while its main rival has just 6.6% of that amount, giving India’s ruling party a strong advantage ahead of key state elections.
Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. Prakash Singh—Bloomberg via ...
The danger is that Mr Modi’s appetite for reforms may go soft, if they can no longer be sold to his nationalist supporters as a necessary sacrifice to strengthen India in an unfriendly world. The recent reforms are not enough.
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