Narendra Modi and the politics of impunity

India's authoritarian Prime Minister has been enabled for years by global powers. It's no surprise he acts unbound

Chief Minister Modi endorsed a day of protest to take place the following day. A housing compound favoured by Muslims, known as the Gulberg Society, became a target of Hindu extremists. Its high walls were blown up with gas bottles and houses were set on fire. Women were raped and burned alive. Children were not spared. Muslim men were forced to call ou…