Rojan Joshi

Jun 19, 2024 | eastasiaforum.org | James Wu |Dennis LC Weng |Kerryn Baker |Rojan Joshi

Malaysia’s state elections in August 2023 convinced many that TikTok was the country’s new political zeitgeist, but it might be a weaker force than people originally thought. TikTok became a major talking point in Malaysian politics following the 15th general election in November 2022, which foreign and domestic commentators dubbed the ‘TikTok election’ because it was the first since the voting age was lowered from 21 to 18.

Jun 17, 2024 | exbulletin.com | Rojan Joshi

Narendra Modi's disappointing election results could be the catalyst India needs to abandon divisive Hindu nationalism and return to the imperative of economic development. Having set his sights on a supermajority of 370 seats, not even a historic third consecutive term could shake Modi's sense of disappointment.

Jun 16, 2024 | eastasiaforum.org | Rojan Joshi |Soyoung Kim |Junko Ito |Amitav Acharya

Heading into India’s recent national election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had made his ambitions clear — a third successive term, but this time with a commanding 370 seat supermajority for his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Having almost maxed out the BJP’s presence in the Hindi heartland of northern India in the 2019 elections, winning 67 more seats in 2024 could only have come from broadening the BJP’s national appeal and making inroads into the southern states.

Jun 16, 2024 | eastasiaforum.org | Rojan Joshi |Soyoung Kim |Junko Ito |Amitav Acharya

Narendra Modi’s disappointing electoral showing could be the catalyst that India needs for a shift away from divisive Hindu nationalism back towards the imperative of economic development. Having set his sights on a supermajority of 370 seats, not even a historic third consecutive term could shake the feeling of disappointment for Modi.

Jun 9, 2024 | afr.com | Rojan Joshi

Narendra Modi’s disappointing electoral showing could be the catalyst that India needs for a shift away from divisive Hindu nationalism back towards the imperative of development. Modi was sworn in as prime minister on Sunday after his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lost its majority in parliament, meaning Modi must rely on alliance partners to form government for the first time since his election in 2014.