India has a new prime minister: Narendra Modi. The Hindu nationalist was elected last week as India’s next leader, winning by the widest margin in 30 years. The controversial leader – who denies he encouraged the mob violence in 2002 that killed 1,000 people, most of them Muslims – has promised to revive an Indian economy plagued by high inflation and corruption.
India's New Leader Wins Biggest Election Victory in 30 Years
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Guests:
Vamsee Juluri, professor of Media Studies at University of San Francisco
Mitra Kalita, ideas editor at Quartz, an online news site
Pradeep Chhibber, professor of Political Science at UC Berkeley
Sanjoy Majumder, India correspondent for the BBC
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