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Why is Narendra Modi so popular? As India begins voting this week, FP Live host Ravi Agrawal discusses his essay “The New Idea of India” with executive editor Amelia Lester. The two take subscriber questions on how India is changing under Modi and what New Delhi’s foreign policy will look like in the future.
Suggested reading:
Ravi Agrawal: The New Idea of India
Rishi Iyengar: Modi’s Messenger to the World
Snigdha Poonam: Meet India’s Generation Z
Josh Felman, Arvind Subramanian: Is India Really the Next China?
Anusha Rathi: 5 Charts That Explain India
Amitava Kumar: Becoming Indian
Mukul Kesavan: 4 Books to Understand Modern India
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