Narendra Modi નરેન્દ્ર મોદી नरेन्द्र मोदी | |
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| Born | 17 September 1950 Vadnagar, Bombay State, India |
| Political orientation | Hindu supremacy Neo-fascism Neoliberalism |
| Political party | Indian 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
- ↑ "‘India after Naxalbari: Unfinished History’" (2022-07-14). Monthly Review. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 3.0 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.
- ↑ 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.