Activists hang the effigies of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ministers, protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Bill. Photo: AP Activists hang the effigies of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ministers, protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Bill. Photo: AP
Activists hang the effigies of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ministers, protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Bill. Photo: AP
Karim Raslan
Opinion

Opinion

Ceritalah by Karim Raslan

A decade defined by collective amnesia: Trump, Brexit, Duterte – and now India

  • When politics becomes shaped by inward-looking nationalism, the loudest and most provocative voices are rewarded
  • Malaysia’s 2018 election stands out as the exception to the rule – elsewhere we appear doomed to repeat history’s mistakes

Karim Raslan
Karim Raslan

Updated: 2:34pm, 30 Dec, 2019

Why you can trust SCMP
Activists hang the effigies of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ministers, protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Bill. Photo: AP Activists hang the effigies of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ministers, protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Bill. Photo: AP
Activists hang the effigies of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ministers, protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Bill. Photo: AP
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