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{{Infobox politician|name=Narendra Modi|native_name=નરેન્દ્ર મોદી<br>नरेन्द्र मोदी|birth_date=17 September 1950|birth_place=Vadnagar, Bombay State, [[India]]|political_orientation=[[Hinduism|Hindu]] supremacy<br>[[Neo-fascism]]<br>[[Neoliberalism]]|political_party=[[Indian People's Party]]|image=Modi.png}}
{{Infobox politician|name=Narendra Modi|native_name=નરેન્દ્ર મોદી<br>नरेन्द्र मोदी|birth_date=17 September 1950|birth_place=Vadnagar, Bombay State, [[India]]|political_orientation=[[Hinduism|Hindu]] supremacy<br>[[Neo-fascism]]<br>[[Neoliberalism]]|political_party=[[Indian People's Party]]|image=Modi.png}}


'''Narendra Damodardas Modi''' (born 17 September 1950) is a right-wing Indian politician who has been Prime Minister of India in 2014. He has been described as a "semi-[[Fascism|fascist]]" leader.<ref>{{News citation|date=2022-07-14|title=‘India after Naxalbari: Unfinished History’|url=https://mronline.org/2022/07/14/india-after-naxalbari-unfinished-history/|newspaper=[[Monthly Review]]|retrieved=2022-07-14}}</ref>
'''Narendra Damodardas Modi''' (born 17 September 1950) is a right-wing Indian politician who has served as the 14th Prime Minister of the Republic of India since 2014. Modi was the chief minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Varanasi constituency. He is a member of the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a far-right Hindu nationalist paramilitary volunteer organisation. He is the longest-serving prime minister from outside the Indian National Congress. He has been described as a "semi-[[Fascism|fascist]]" leader.<ref>{{News citation|date=2022-07-14|title=‘India after Naxalbari: Unfinished History’|url=https://mronline.org/2022/07/14/india-after-naxalbari-unfinished-history/|newspaper=[[Monthly Review]]|retrieved=2022-07-14}}</ref>


==Chief Minister of Gujarat==
==Chief Minister of Gujarat (2001-2014)==
Before becoming Prime Minister of India, Modi led the state of [[Gujarat]] and supported a pogrom that killed over 1,000 [[Islam|Muslims]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=Mike Wang|newspaper=[[Liberation News]]|title=The election of Narendra Modi and the dangerous rise of India’s far-right|date=2014-05-22|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/the-election-of-narendra-modi-and-the-dangerous-rise-of-indias-far-right/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714163244/https://www.liberationnews.org/the-election-of-narendra-modi-and-the-dangerous-rise-of-indias-far-right/|archive-date=2019-07-14|retrieved=2023-02-11}}</ref> State textbooks in Gujarat praised [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] and describes supposed "Internal Achievements of [[National Socialism|Nazism]]".<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=[[Ben Norton]]|newspaper=[[Geopolitical Economy Report]]|title=US woos India’s far-right PM Modi to help wage new cold war on China|date=2023-06-23|url=https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/06/23/us-india-far-right-modi-cold-war-china/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626071224/https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/06/23/us-india-far-right-modi-cold-war-china/|archive-date=2023-06-26}}</ref>
Before becoming Prime Minister of India, Modi led the state of [[Gujarat]] and supported a pogrom that killed over 1,000 [[Islam|Muslims]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=Mike Wang|newspaper=[[Liberation News]]|title=The election of Narendra Modi and the dangerous rise of India’s far-right|date=2014-05-22|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/the-election-of-narendra-modi-and-the-dangerous-rise-of-indias-far-right/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714163244/https://www.liberationnews.org/the-election-of-narendra-modi-and-the-dangerous-rise-of-indias-far-right/|archive-date=2019-07-14|retrieved=2023-02-11}}</ref> State textbooks in Gujarat praised [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] and describes supposed "Internal Achievements of [[National Socialism|Nazism]]".<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=[[Ben Norton]]|newspaper=[[Geopolitical Economy Report]]|title=US woos India’s far-right PM Modi to help wage new cold war on China|date=2023-06-23|url=https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/06/23/us-india-far-right-modi-cold-war-china/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626071224/https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/06/23/us-india-far-right-modi-cold-war-china/|archive-date=2023-06-26}}</ref>


== Prime Minister ==
=== 2002 Gujarat Riots ===
Modi came to power at the beginning of an economic crisis by blaming the crisis on the previous liberal government of [[Manmohan Singh]]. After taking power, Modi implemented neoliberal policies, decreasing employment and workers' incomes.<ref>{{News citation|author=Prabhat Patnaik|newspaper=Peoples Democracy|title='Heads I Win, Tails You Lose'|date=2022-06-19|url=https://peoplesdemocracy.in/2022/0619_pd/%E2%80%9Cheads-i-win-tails-you-lose%E2%80%9D|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622123801/https://peoplesdemocracy.in/2022/0619_pd/%E2%80%9Cheads-i-win-tails-you-lose%E2%80%9D|archive-date=2022-06-22|retrieved=2022-06-25}}</ref> He promised to create 100 million jobs and increase manufacturing to 25% of GDP. Instead, India lost 24 million manufacturing jobs, and manufacturing dropped from 17% to 14% of India's GDP. In 2023, he pledged loyalty to the [[United States of America|USA]]'s [[New Cold War]] against [[People's Republic of China|China]].<ref name=":0" />
 
== Prime Minister (2014-Present) ==
Modi came to power at the beginning of an economic crisis by blaming the crisis on the previous UPA government led by [[Manmohan Singh]]. After taking power, Modi implemented neoliberal policies, decreasing employment and workers' incomes.<ref>{{News citation|author=Prabhat Patnaik|newspaper=Peoples Democracy|title='Heads I Win, Tails You Lose'|date=2022-06-19|url=https://peoplesdemocracy.in/2022/0619_pd/%E2%80%9Cheads-i-win-tails-you-lose%E2%80%9D|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622123801/https://peoplesdemocracy.in/2022/0619_pd/%E2%80%9Cheads-i-win-tails-you-lose%E2%80%9D|archive-date=2022-06-22|retrieved=2022-06-25}}</ref> He promised to create 100 million jobs and increase manufacturing to 25% of GDP. Instead, India lost 24 million manufacturing jobs, and manufacturing dropped from 17% to 14% of India's GDP. In 2023, he pledged loyalty to the [[United States of America|USA]]'s [[New Cold War]] against [[People's Republic of China|China]].<ref name=":0" />


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 07:02, 22 April 2024

Narendra Modi

નરેન્દ્ર મોદી
नरेन्द्र मोदी
Born17 September 1950
Vadnagar, Bombay State, India
Political orientationHindu supremacy
Neo-fascism
Neoliberalism
Political partyIndian People's Party


Narendra Damodardas Modi (born 17 September 1950) is a right-wing Indian politician who has served as the 14th Prime Minister of the Republic of India since 2014. Modi was the chief minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Varanasi constituency. He is a member of the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a far-right Hindu nationalist paramilitary volunteer organisation. He is the longest-serving prime minister from outside the Indian National Congress. He has been described as a "semi-fascist" leader.[1]

Chief Minister of Gujarat (2001-2014)

Before becoming Prime Minister of India, Modi led the state of Gujarat and supported a pogrom that killed over 1,000 Muslims.[2] State textbooks in Gujarat praised Hitler and describes supposed "Internal Achievements of Nazism".[3]

2002 Gujarat Riots

Prime Minister (2014-Present)

Modi came to power at the beginning of an economic crisis by blaming the crisis on the previous UPA government led by Manmohan Singh. After taking power, Modi implemented neoliberal policies, decreasing employment and workers' incomes.[4] He promised to create 100 million jobs and increase manufacturing to 25% of GDP. Instead, India lost 24 million manufacturing jobs, and manufacturing dropped from 17% to 14% of India's GDP. In 2023, he pledged loyalty to the USA's New Cold War against China.[3]

References

  1. "‘India after Naxalbari: Unfinished History’" (2022-07-14). Monthly Review. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  2. Mike Wang (2014-05-22). "The election of Narendra Modi and the dangerous rise of India’s far-right" Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Ben Norton (2023-06-23). "US woos India’s far-right PM Modi to help wage new cold war on China" Geopolitical Economy Report. Archived from the original on 2023-06-26.
  4. Prabhat Patnaik (2022-06-19). "'Heads I Win, Tails You Lose'" Peoples Democracy. Archived from the original on 2022-06-22. Retrieved 2022-06-25.