India Burning [Rebroadcast]

When Narendra Modi became India’s prime minister in 2014, he promised economic growth and relief from the corrupt and calcified Congress Party. Instead, Modi has stifled dissent, championed Hindu nationalism, undermined democratic institutions and assailed India’s Muslim minority. Last spring and summer, on his watch, the coronavirus delta variant took a devastating toll. Now omicron is rearing its head. Will Modi oversee yet another catastrophe? With that in mind, we revisit this episode from Season Two.