Heidi Li Feldman<p>Modi’s authoritarian Hindu nationalist party did not fare well in India’s recent elections. This unexpected result shows that polls and prognostications are certainly not infallible. What matters is the vote. </p><p>Here’s an accessible, sophisticated discussion of the current health secular democracy in India. It isn’t out of the woods, but it is better off after the latest elections. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/05/opinion/india-election-modi.html?unlocked_article_code=1.xk0.xk92.zySnhG-wM3fv&smid=url-share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2024/06/05/opinion</span><span class="invisible">/india-election-modi.html?unlocked_article_code=1.xk0.xk92.zySnhG-wM3fv&smid=url-share</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/secularDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secularDemocracy</span></a></p>