
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


The single biggest election in the history of democracy is happening right now in India. Just shy of one billion people are eligible voters, but it's not just big from a numbers perspective. It's also being called one of the most pivotal elections in Indian history.
Incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi is projected to win. But Modi's commitment to Hindu nationalism has many questioning what a third term might mean for the future of India’s democracy, and the idea of a pluralistic Indian society.
Salimah Shivji is the CBC's South Asia correspondent. She’s also working on a new CBC podcast about Modi and the fundamental ways he’s changing his country. It’ll be part of our Understood feed, you can subscribe here.
Salimah spoke to host Jayme Poisson about why the stakes of this election are so high.
By CBC3.9
217217 ratings
The single biggest election in the history of democracy is happening right now in India. Just shy of one billion people are eligible voters, but it's not just big from a numbers perspective. It's also being called one of the most pivotal elections in Indian history.
Incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi is projected to win. But Modi's commitment to Hindu nationalism has many questioning what a third term might mean for the future of India’s democracy, and the idea of a pluralistic Indian society.
Salimah Shivji is the CBC's South Asia correspondent. She’s also working on a new CBC podcast about Modi and the fundamental ways he’s changing his country. It’ll be part of our Understood feed, you can subscribe here.
Salimah spoke to host Jayme Poisson about why the stakes of this election are so high.

417 Listeners

366 Listeners

107 Listeners

142 Listeners

225 Listeners

209 Listeners

209 Listeners

68 Listeners

69 Listeners

98 Listeners

96 Listeners

29 Listeners

217 Listeners

98 Listeners

23 Listeners

109 Listeners

266 Listeners

25 Listeners

14 Listeners