Modi in Trump’s Chains: BJP Silences Critics, But Dissent Only Grows Louder

Abdul Rahman, a reporter with People’s Dispatch, joins the show to unpack the meeting between Donald Trump and India’s far-right Prime Minister Narendra Modi, where Modi pushed a so-called “mega partnership” between the two countries. Rahman sheds light on the growing grassroots resistance across India—from student-led movements to massive farmer protests—as people mobilize against Modi’s authoritarian rule, neoliberal policies, and assaults on democracy.