An interviewer in the ToI of 10th Feb, interviewed Tariq Ali. An - TopicsExpress



          

An interviewer in the ToI of 10th Feb, interviewed Tariq Ali. An excerpt : Theres growing support for BJPs Narendra Modi from Indias middle class compared to UPAs Manmohan Singh — how do you view this? The tragedy of contemporary India is that its two major political parties, just like in the US and EU, with a majority of its elites, civil servants, urban intelligentsias and media networks, share a common ideology in relation to the economy and the management of politics. Modis role in Gujarats riots is therefore seen by many as insignificant — as long as he can run an effective authoritarian capitalist state, which is clearly beyond the capacities of both Manmohan Singh and the bird-brained remnants of a fading dynasty. Modi-isation is viewed as modernisation which is seen by the elites as a capitalist steam-roller that should crush anything that stands in the way of profits.
Posted on: Tue, 11 Feb 2014 12:49:11 +0000

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