A historic event is unfolding in India as farmers protest en masse

The protests are a harsh spotlight on the true nature of the populist rightwing forces that seek to harness hyper-nationalist rhetoric and majority grievance politics to give away public riches to private interests.
In Punjab farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, pictured, appears to have finally met his match, writes Kanwar Hazrah.
The last decade has witnessed a rise of populist and strongmen leaders in many countries. The United States, India, Brazil, and the United Kingdom elected governments that rose through dog-whistle slogans against corrupt establis...

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