[little jeremiah]

Modi is hated by those who like Moslems and globaism. I wonder what

his state has not done as well on various social development indicators

means. I notice the author doesn't mention the 1000 or whatever it was Hindus that were burned alive by the Moslems, before the riots that killed a smaller number of Moslems. I like Modi. The author of this piece is nuts.

[ExCTCitizen]

Dangerous? For being AntiMuslim and a Free Market person. Only the left would think that.

[Impy]

Well, thankfully the election wasn’t up to you, Issac, you arrogant SOB How dare you lecture the people of India for voting out the corrupt and incompetent Gandibots.

[Lazamataz]

India's Election: The Next Prime Minister Is A Dangerous Man (Too anti-Muslim and free market)

As far as being "too Free-Market": Every single country seems to have learned from America, except America.

As far as being "too Anti-Muslim": *IS* there such a thing?

[Carry_Okie]

and whose (Modi's - Co) attitude to Muslims might be euphemistically described as unwelcoming. (He likes to talk about "appeasement" of Muslims and said this election was about "taking revenge" on them.)

For more on Modi's personality, I encourage everyone to read Vinod Jose's brilliant profile of him from 2010, which gets at the way he deals with dissent, and takes a disturbing trip through Modi's psyche. (The dizzying summary: this is how a fascist person thinks.)

Reminds one of Valerie Jarrett. I wonder if Mr. Chotiner is capable of drawing the parallel as regards the Obama Administration. /s

[Moorings]

Hinduism should not be compared in the same field as Islam. Islam as a whole is a very violent and tyrannical religion, not only to it own adherents, but especially to those outside of it. Hinduism is nowhere like Islam. The vast majority of Hindus are good people. In fact I like some of my Hindu friends over some "christian" ones.

This guy Modi, however, would bring some trepidation to Indian christians. He is affiliated with organizations that have in the past incited and carried out mass violence against christians (of all stripes). Not just violence, but conspiracy theories as well. I believe they do this to rile up and consolidate the hindu vote for the BJP party.

Now that Modi has complete power of the highest office in the country, we will have to wait and see what he does. Especially, later down the road when government performance does not match sky high expectations.

I am not going to be worried though, as the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, has a plan for his children - even if it includes temporary suffering.

[familyop]

There’s no good reason for the current crop of diplomats or their constituent bosses to be receiving incomes or active in politics. They’re not fit to dig ditches. They push social pathologies and refuse to respect independence in potentially friendly nations while eating away at the rights of their own countrymen.

[familyop]

I’m referring to the useless diplomats and their constituent bosses on both sides, BTW—same thing.

[WayneS]

If he is anti-Muslim he can’t be ALL bad...

[MinuteGal]

I know zot about Indian politics.

All I know is that the article is so bizarrely lurid, so over-the-top, so blackly dramatic, so over-acting, so New York Times-ish, so Harry Reid-ish, so vindictively making this candidate into a three-headed, six-armed, one-eyed, horned devil....that it HAS TO BE that the potential next premier of India is most certainly the re-incarnation of Barry Goldwater.

GO, MODI DUDE, GO !!!

Leni

[Rusty0604]

“(Texas, with its economic growth and lagging welfare indicators, is a very rough but not entirely inapt comparison.)”

And that is bad?