Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was able to divert his country's policies and path away from the legacy of Gandhi and the independence leaders. Was Modi the maker of this change, or is he another manifestation of the spirit of the times, which favors articulate and charismatic populists over politicians who build bridges with their opponents? How do we understand the angry emperor? Modi, who is fighting the past, is trying to create a memory that legitimizes his new approach, which is contrary to everything that modern India was founded on.

India has been a stumbling block to Israel's ambitions to obtain unconditional recognition.