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Book review of Malevolent Republic: A Short History of the New India

This is the book that spawned numerous political theories, including conspiratorial, after its New Delhi launch last month. One of the speakers, former Union minister Jairam Ramesh, made remarks interpreted by instantaneous analysts as soft on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He remarked it was time “we recognise Modi’s work and what he did between 2014 and 2019 due to which he was voted back to power by over 30 per cent of the electorate.” Abhishek Manu Singhvi picked up the cue and tweeted: “Always said demonising #Modi wrong. Not only is he #PM of nation, a one-way opposition actually helps