The Struggle for India’s Soul: Nationalism and the fate of democracy, by Shashi Tharoor

Author: Shashi Tharoor. Review by Reg Naulty

by Reg Naulty 29th April 2022

This book was precipitated by Narendra Modi’s second term as prime minister of India. The country is becoming more autocratic, like Hungary and Turkey. The title suggests that something mystical, or at least spiritual, is in danger of being lost, but that is not what Shashi Tharoor is arguing for. Instead he claims that India’s democratic pluralism is in danger, and that is where its soul is.