India's New Leader Wins Biggest Election Victory in 30 Years
Aired on Mon, May 19, 2014 at 9:00 AM on Michael Krasny's "Forum";
India has a new prime minister: Narendra Modi. The Hindu nationalist was elected last week as India's next leader, winning by the widest margin in 30 years. The controversial leader - who denies he encouraged the mob violence in 2002 that killed 1,000 people, most of them Muslims - has promised to revive an Indian economy plagued by high inflation and corruption.
Guests:
- Pradeep Chhibber, Professor of Political Science at UC Berkeley
- Mitra Kalita, ideas Editor at Quartz, an online news site
- Sanjoy Majumder, India correspondent for the BBC
- Vamsee Juluri, Professor of Media Studies at University of San Francisco
