The Guardian view on India’s election: fixing a win by outlawing dissent damages democracy
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Indian voters ought to think hard about giving Narendra Modi another popular mandateThe world’s largest elections begin this weekend in India, amid claims that the race to lead the country has already been won. If Narendra Modi were to secure a third term with a big parliamentary majority, his achievement would match that of the country’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. Whatever the outcome, the loser has been Indian democracy. Unlike Mr Nehru, who anonymously criticised his own...

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