RUSH TRANSCRIPT Third term ░░░░░░░░ prime minister Foreign policy ░░░░░░░░ hostess f p live ░░░░░░░░ magazines video channel and ░░░░░░░░ He joins us live ░░░░░░░░ New York so it ░░░░░░░░ as though modi is ░░░░░░░░ to become only the ░░░░░░░░ prime minister of independent ░░░░░░░░ that you are long ░░░░░░░░ to win three consecutive ░░░░░░░░ How much more emboldened ░░░░░░░░ he likely to be ░░░░░░░░ Man who has been ░░░░░░░░ popular in India It ░░░░░░░░ not entirely a surprise ░░░░░░░░ his party would win ░░░░░░░░ course exit polls which ░░░░░░░░ just cited do have ░░░░░░░░ somewhat patchy record in ░░░░░░░░ They have been wrong ░░░░░░░░ the past They also ░░░░░░░░ been right I think ░░░░░░░░ ll learn one of ░░░░░░░░ final results on Tuesday ░░░░░░░░ if they do follow ░░░░░░░░ exit poll data which ░░░░░░░░ as you pointed out ░░░░░░░░ landslide victory for the ░░░░░░░░ more these b j ░░░░░░░░ then you can imagine ░░░░░░░░ he would indeed be ░░░░░░░░ to advance many of ░░░░░░░░ things that he has ░░░░░░░░ in the past Of ░░░░░░░░ his particular administration has ░░░░░░░░ very focused on infrastructure ░░░░░░░░ been very focused on ░░░░░░░░ measures handing stops and ░░░░░░░░ free food even to ░░░░░░░░ s poor and lower ░░░░░░░░ class You can expect ░░░░░░░░ to continue You can ░░░░░░░░ expect the government s ░░░░░░░░ hindu policies to Decade ░░░░░░░░ so many of which ░░░░░░░░ concerned civil rights activists ░░░░░░░░ India and all of ░░░░░░░░ world or recently implications ░░░░░░░░ then minorities especially the ░░░░░░░░ s two hundred million ░░░░░░░░ Because we had some ░░░░░░░░ inflammatory statements being made ░░░░░░░░ the b j p ░░░░░░░░ this election Indeed Has ░░░░░░░░ some things that are ░░░░░░░░ inflammatory towards Muslims He ░░░░░░░░ called them infiltrators for ░░░░░░░░ suggests that they aren ░░░░░░░░ native to India They ░░░░░░░░ come from somewhere else ░░░░░░░░ this is part of ░░░░░░░░ piece of his party ░░░░░░░░ broader agenda belief that ░░░░░░░░ could and should be ░░░░░░░░ nation for hindus that ░░░░░░░░ s a into state ░░░░░░░░ is a vision that ░░░░░░░░ have espoused for about ░░░░░░░░ hundred years which is ░░░░░░░░ coming to fruition Two ░░░░░░░░ million people of as ░░░░░░░░ point out is a ░░░░░░░░ India has more Muslims ░░░░░░░░ any other country in ░░░░░░░░ world borrowing Indonesia and ░░░░░░░░ going go anywhere There ░░░░░░░░ a fiery debate about ░░░░░░░░ status of Muslims in ░░░░░░░░ on the one hand ░░░░░░░░ living there be to ░░░░░░░░ many of the subsidies ░░░░░░░░ are handed out to ░░░░░░░░ s poor and lower ░░░░░░░░ classes But on the ░░░░░░░░ hand there are many ░░░░░░░░ of life in India ░░░░░░░░ our challenging for them ░░░░░░░░ especially when you have ░░░░░░░░ prime minister saying things ░░░░░░░░ calling them in flu ░░░░░░░░ which makes it much ░░░░░░░░ for them to subsist ░░░░░░░░ society at large It ░░░░░░░░ been difficult for a ░░░░░░░░ time for Muslims This ░░░░░░░░ t just happen overnight ░░░░░░░░ necessarily was loading right ░░░░░░░░ he s managed to ░░░░░░░░ and he continues to ░░░░░░░░ so But now with ░░░░░░░░ term three consecutive terms ░░░░░░░░ this sort of cement ░░░░░░░░ of to ideology in ░░░░░░░░ country Has that sort ░░░░░░░░ secular socialist constitution the ░░░░░░░░ character as India that ░░░░░░░░ have known so many ░░░░░░░░ Is that now forever ░░░░░░░░ Can this be reversed ░░░░░░░░ India to be less ░░░░░░░░ more hindu India hasn ░░░░░░░░ changed it s constitution ░░░░░░░░ is still a country ░░░░░░░░ is constitutionally secular but ░░░░░░░░ more powerful the biggio ░░░░░░░░ in the lower house ░░░░░░░░ is up for grabs ░░░░░░░░ Tuesday Longer that the ░░░░░░░░ j p is in ░░░░░░░░ the more ability it ░░░░░░░░ to change True laws ░░░░░░░░ nature of India s ░░░░░░░░ constitution It has the ░░░░░░░░ to change citizenship and ░░░░░░░░ that is defined It ░░░░░░░░ the ability to demand ░░░░░░░░ kinds of things that ░░░░░░░░ happen and could advance ░░░░░░░░ more the does indeed ░░░░░░░░ a third term as ░░░░░░░░ expect that should point ░░░░░░░░ however that all of ░░░░░░░░ is elect horribly popular ░░░░░░░░ has been for quite ░░░░░░░░ then part of the ░░░░░░░░ piece bet is that ░░░░░░░░ they win enough of ░░░░░░░░ hindu vote hindus comprise ░░░░░░░░ now 80 one percent ░░░░░░░░ the population and what ░░░░░░░░ movie needs is just ░░░░░░░░ half of their vote ░░░░░░░░ be able to win ░░░░░░░░ landslides the likes of ░░░░░░░░ we saw and 20 ░░░░░░░░ and that we may ░░░░░░░░ on Tuesday and so ░░░░░░░░ s important to put ░░░░░░░░ in context that this ░░░░░░░░ popular in India This ░░░░░░░░ what most Indian seem ░░░░░░░░ want And of course ░░░░░░░░ is one aspect act ░░░░░░░░ it There are many ░░░░░░░░ aspects that people think ░░░░░░░░ when they go to ░░░░░░░░ polls whether it s ░░░░░░░░ economy whether it s ░░░░░░░░ well being whether it ░░░░░░░░ whether they feel proud ░░░░░░░░ be Indian proud to ░░░░░░░░ into and there a ░░░░░░░░ of things like that ░░░░░░░░ movie has been able ░░░░░░░░ mobilize a sense of ░░░░░░░░ pride a sense of ░░░░░░░░ in the hindu identity ░░░░░░░░ the Indian I Last ░░░░░░░░ and in this election ░░░░░░░░ s been happening in ░░░░░░░░ Palestinians, a