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    SPLIT WIDE OPEN

    Jan 23, 2021 3 minutes
    By Amarnath K. Menon
    K ASIF

    Is democracy safe or under siege in India? According to the India Today Mood of the Nation (MOTN) survey, the country is divided on the issue. While a large chunk believes our democracy is not under any threat, many others are apprehensive. This is despite the positive image Prime Minister Narendra Modi enjoys as an exceptional leader and a tough negotiator with a nativist governing philosophy catering to a populist and nationalist sentiment—all fitting the mould of an elected autocrat.

    This has increasingly become a worldwide trend. According to the Global Populism Database—a tracker of populist discourse—some two

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