 "Here's how the international media is covering Modi's historic election victory")
Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister-in-waiting, made the top headlines not just in the Indian media, but in quite a few foreign publications as well.
Along with his massive election win, almost all the foreign media that covered the story outlined his oft-stated economic reforms plans, including his focus on infrastructure projects. Almost all the papers also unfailingly mentioned his origins and that he was a `Hindu fundamentalist leader’, with some adding another adjective: controversial.
The _ New York Times_notes that though Modi has been inspired by China’s mode of high-growth, top-down development, India is `messy, diffuse and democratic’ and might pose a challenge to Modi’s plans.
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The Washington Post_ <span style="line-height: 1.5em;">traces the trajectory of India's PM-designate as a tea-seller's son from one of India’s lower castes’ to his election victory speech at Vadodara on Friday.
Pakistan’s The Dawn gave substantial coverage to Modi’s victory with several articles - the BJP wave, Modi being mobbed in Delhi as well a speculative piece on who will be part of Modi’s top team.
The Congress found a mention in _ The Guardian_in a headline: Narendra Modi’s landslide victory shatter’s Congress’s grip on India. Another interesting sub-head inside the article, `persona grata again’ , referred to the fact that Modi had turned from “a shunned regional politician accused of complicity in sectarian slaughter to a respected victor of the biggest-ever democratic vote followed in the UK, with David Cameron issuing an invitation to the new Indian prime minister-elect.” The paperalso used a graphic to aptly indicate the saffron wave that will engulf the 16th Lok Sabha.
Impact Shorts
More ShortsIndia’s neighbour, Hong Kong (and China), pitched its hopes in its story on Modi. The South China Morning Post under its intriguing headline, Modi and China: Old friends, new challenges, speaks of China’s hopes from Modi. “Despite Modi’s election rhetoric as a leading Hindu nationalist, Chinese diplomats expect him and his Bharatiya Janata Party - known for its tough stance on China - to change course,” the newspaper noted, quoting Jack Linchuan Qiu, an associate professor at Hong Kong’s Chinese University.
The _ Straits Times_has also issued a message in its editorial. It has two articles on India’s poll results: one of them collated all the newspapers reports in India on what they had to say about Modi, titled, Indian polls: Newspapers urge triumphant Modi to reach out to Muslims.
Australia’s_ ABC news_ has a picture of Modi in what has now become quite characteristic of the politician: open arms balled into fists which was also evident during his speech at his victory parade in Delhi. The story highlights the acceptance of Modi by world leaders, many of whom congratulated Modi on his election win.
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