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Among the many ideological predilections that Donald Trump and Narendra Modi share as agents of history is this: they spend the best part of any year reviling their political opponents in language more foul than fair, and on charges more fake than valid.

If Trump lets go no opportunity to dub the Democrats and their governments in various states as enemies to the ideal of American Greatness, Modi peddles relentlessly the desirability of instituting a single party rule (namely that of his party) all across the republic in order to obviate the damage done to the ideals of Vishwagurudom by opposition-ruled governments – with never any exceptions made, or below-the-belt epithet spared.

Both find their true mettle in doing dirt on all previous governments who are held culpable for everything which, in their view, is wrong, and both claim credit for gigantic strides made, however imagined than verifiable.

Both believe that state institutions are meant to keep the political opposition on leash, and leave their cronies free, however nefarious their transgressions.

Where any segment of the media shows some spine in calling a spade a spade, it is roundly castigated as the bearer of an “anti-national” agenda, and sought to be brought back on to the straight and narrow, be it by enticement or intimidation.

Indeed, this is an archive of analysis and investigation that stretches a long way, but just to make the point for what follows.

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