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How not to counter Modimania

It has been India’s strength not to think in black-and-white terms. “If you are not with us, you are against us” is not what is normally heard in India.

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May 2014. Indian children celebrate BJP General Election victory.
May 2014. Indian children celebrate BJP General Election victory.

May 2014. Indian children celebrate BJP General Election victory. Demotix/ Abhishek Chinnappa. All rights reserved.It is understandable that some British Indians and native civil rights activists would have preferred the Cameron Government to disinvite the Indian Prime Minister to Britain. They expressed their view by projecting a message on the Palace of Westminster. Did they really expect their Prime Minister to change his mind on seeing a well-lit screen screaming “Modi Not Welcome”? More powerful protests have failed in the past and the official red carpet has been rolled out for several foreign leaders with more questionable human rights records..

After Bihar loss, @narendramodi gets 'not welcome' message in UK https://t.co/E4sfAMo0df pic.twitter.com/pCXWSh7MNi

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