Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin are good examples.
Despite being stripped off absolute majority and made dependent on allies, Modi continues to operate as if nothing has changed. The first sign of this was visible in allotting ministerial berths where there was no indication of any mollycoddling of allies. The message was supposed to be clear — majority or no majority, its business as usual in Modi sarkar.
How far this optimism will sustain itself remains to be seen but the idea is to continue to project a veneer of invincibility, so that there's no perceptible depletion in public image.
This story is from the June 22, 2024 edition of The Free Press Journal.
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