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Research Fellow @CSEP_org • India: Foreign Policy • South Asia: regional security, connectivity, democracy, history • EU-Asia • Non-Res Fellow @BrookingsFP

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    Constantino Xavier‏Verified account @ConstantinoX Sep 25

    "I represent a country that is proud to be known as the mother of democracy" PM Modi at UNGA. Gives India’s democracy native, ancestral origins. Implicit: not a colonial legacy from the West. AB Vajpayee, M Desai, other PMs had done this before. 1/4pic.twitter.com/9udZBDQEth

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      1. Constantino Xavier‏Verified account @ConstantinoX Sep 25

        Constantino Xavier Retweeted Constantino Xavier

        Thread with some quotes reflecting this line of thought on “native Indian democracy” — not restricted to the BJP 2/4https://twitter.com/ConstantinoX/status/1366569550607605761 …

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        Constantino XavierVerified account @ConstantinoX
        "Our democracy is not a western institution ... India's history is filled with examples of democratic institutions. We find mention of 81 democracies in ancient India.” https://english.jagran.com/politics/dont-indulge-in-acts-that-break-countrys-confidence-pm-modi-tears-into-oppn-lauds-farm-laws-10023215 … PM Modi. But he’s not the first to claim democracy as an Indian system. Quick 🧵👇🏽
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      2. Constantino Xavier‏Verified account @ConstantinoX Sep 25

        But what does seem new is this “mother of democracy” expression. Can’t recall any PM using it before. And while India’s democracy is known internationally, I’ve never heard anyone refer to it as “mother of democracy”... very doubtful that this is a popular perception abroad. 3/4

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      3. Constantino Xavier‏Verified account @ConstantinoX Sep 25

        Finally, for a more recent analysis on how the Modi/BJP government has been trying to pitch India’s democracy as a soft power tool to promote an Indian culture of political pluralism: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003136767-10/cultures-pluralism-india-soft-power-strategy-constantino-xavier … 4/4

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      1. LOKAYATA‏ @atarpit1995 Sep 25
        Replying to @ConstantinoX

        he pointed out diversity with language dialect lifestyle but cannot point out the diversity of religion...

        2 replies 1 retweet 6 likes
      2. Individual‏ @freemarkets5 Sep 25
        Replying to @atarpit1995 @ConstantinoX

        Individual Retweeted Individual

        ..https://twitter.com/freemarkets5/status/1441763073518288907?s=19 …

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        Individual @freemarkets5
        .. Democracy has delivered monsters, never decreasing Reservation policy, ever increasing taxation, Psychopathic politicians who believe in all the lies they think of https://twitter.com/PMOIndia/status/1441751819965796353 …
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      1. Rahil Patel‏ @rahil3272 Sep 25
        Replying to @ConstantinoX

        Well, that’s quite a claim. But for the benefit of doubt let’s offer the PM that claim.A more pertinent question however is whether democracy is being practiced?Or has it been backsliding in India?It’s no point righteously claiming the origin of an idea if one cannot uphold it.

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      2. Blackwood‏ @Blackwo78656717 Sep 25
        Replying to @rahil3272 @ConstantinoX

        You should ask your parents the very same question. Their insights will enlighten you regarding EMERGENCY of 1975 !!!

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        ..https://twitter.com/freemarkets5/status/1441763073518288907?s=19 …

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        Individual @freemarkets5
        .. Democracy has delivered monsters, never decreasing Reservation policy, ever increasing taxation, Psychopathic politicians who believe in all the lies they think of https://twitter.com/PMOIndia/status/1441751819965796353 …
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      1. ಪುಂಡರೀಕ पुण्‍डरीक Pundareeka‏ @Halfscientist_ Sep 25
        Replying to @ConstantinoX

        He is pointing towards Mahajanapadas. https://swarajyamag.com/culture/republics-of-the-past-part-1 … @ConstantinoX

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        ..https://twitter.com/freemarkets5/status/1441763073518288907?s=19 …

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        Individual @freemarkets5
        .. Democracy has delivered monsters, never decreasing Reservation policy, ever increasing taxation, Psychopathic politicians who believe in all the lies they think of https://twitter.com/PMOIndia/status/1441751819965796353 …
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