ISLAMABAD – An Indian-American historian has criticized India’s PrimeMinister Narendra Modi for targeting Pakistan and the Indian Muslims duringhis re-election campaign, in an attempt to divert attention from hisfailures to deliver on his promises of improving people’s lives.
Professor of history at Princeton University, Gyan Prakash, wrote in TheNew York Times, that to cover up his failures, Modi is running an electoralcampaign whipping up militaristic sentiments against Pakistan and full ofdog whistles against India’s Muslims.
In his article, Prakash compared Modi’s autocratic rule with former IndianPrime Minister Indira Gandhi who in mid-70s declared an “emergency” duringwhich she jailed opposition leaders and silenced the press.