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EDITORIAL. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Narendra Modi’s entrenchment in “ethnautocracy” undermine India’s non-aligned position.
By Nicolas Baverez
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ATs the invasion of Ukraine by Russia marks the beginning of the great confrontation between democracies and authoritarian regimes, the position of India under Narendra Modi appears increasingly uncertain and ambiguous. On the domestic level, it drifts towards the cult of the strong man and towards a model of ethnic and religious nation. On the international level, it seeks to preserve a position of non-alignment between the West and the authoritarian empires, which the alliance between China and Russia recorded by the agreement of February 4, 2022 like the Ukrainian conflict make more more untenable.
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