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Modi's India: Vishwaguru Abroad, Bulldozers Back Home

Modi sells Gandhi's legacy and Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam at every international podium. At home BJP MPs call Gandhi's assassin a patriot and bulldozers demolish Muslim homes. The export version of India cannot survive a single unscripted question.

Modi's India: Vishwaguru Abroad, Bulldozers Back Home
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi leads world leaders as they pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat during the New Delhi G20 Summit on September 10, 2023. (Source: Narendra Modi via X)

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