‘The idea that Modi must be feared because he holds all levers of power has gone out of the window’

France 24 reports: Is Narendra Modi losing his most powerful political asset: the perception of invincibility?

As India's youth protest movement confronts an increasingly combative government, Dr. Subir Sinha, Director of the SOAS South Asia Institute and Reader in Development Studies, argues that the political significance of the demonstrations extends far beyond the arrests of opposition activists and the growing confrontation between protesters and state institutions.

This politics story centres on India. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Narendra Modi, Modi and Dr.

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Location

India · Asia

Reported by

France 24

First reported

14 Oct 2026, 22:21 IST

Key names

Narendra Modi, Modi, Dr, Subir Sinha

Section

Politics

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• France 24‘The idea that Modi must be feared because he holds all levers of power has gone out of the window’ 14 Oct, 22:21

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