大象传媒

Stephen Sackur speaks to Swapan Dasgupta, Indian journalist, writer and now a member of the country's upper parliamentary chamber. One of the world's biggest countries has a leader who polarises opinion, stokes nationalist sentiment, has a controversial past and a predilection for Twitter. The leasder in question is India's prime minister Narendra Modi, but are there any parallels to be drawn with America's current president? Does this conservative ally of India's prime minister see any dangers in Mr Modi's populism?