The tide is turning
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The Indian elections indicate a turning of the tide for Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The defeat and retreat of socialism worldwide in 1989-91 opened the door to neoliberal capitalist globalization, but its hollowness and tilt towards enriching the wealthy have been exposed. India's ground realities have asserted themselves, revealing the challenges behind the GDP growth figures. Modi's ruling with absolute authority will no longer be available to him, and his aggressive repressive drives against religious minorities and threatened reversal of the reservations policy proved negative factors at the elections. The traditional North-South divide operated unexpectedly, with reversals in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra. The saffron drive seems to have stalled, raising questions about its future in India. The rise of Hindutva and revanchist views of history are the parents of today's saffron brigade. Modi may have to tread carefully if he is to avoid biting the dust before his term ends. The prospects for opening or improving relations with Pakistan are slim. Both countries are stuck in their own paradigms. The same saboteur of peace, Musharraf, once attempted to seal peace between the two neighbors, but it remains uncertain when such a turn will arrive again.

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