Mithil Aggarwal is a Hong Kong-based reporter/producer for NBC News.
This week the world’s biggest democratic election kicks off in India, as almost 970 million voters decide whether to give Prime Minister Narendra Modi a third term. The election will last six weeks after a campaign that has sprawled across India — and into the United States as well. Modi’s supporters credit him with putting India on the global stage and turning it into one of the fastest-growing economies in the world.
The Congress party has also tried to mobilize support among Indian Americans with rallies across the U.S., arguing that India cannot afford a third Modi term. “Democracy is under an existential crisis in India right now and people are afraid to speak out,” said George Abraham, vice president of the Indian Overseas Congress.
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