WASHINGTON (April 19, 2024)— Millions of people began voting today in a six-week election in India. Populist Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a third term. Modi has been a champion of the assertive brand of Hindu nationalist politics.
For more context on the matter, please consider Alyssa Ayres, Dean, Elliott School of International Affairs. Dean Ayres is an expert on India’s role in the world and in U.S. relations with South Asia in the larger Indo-Pacific. Dean Ayres is a foreign policy practitioner and award-winning author with senior experience in the government, nonprofit, and private sectors. Dean Ayres serves as an adjunct senior fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, Dean Ayres served as deputy assistant secretary of state for South Asia during the Obama administration. During Ayres’s time at the State Department, she provided policy direction for four US embassies and four consulates.
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