An Incisive, Lyrical, And Deeply Reported Account Of Indias Descent Into Authoritarianism.traveling Across India, Interviewing Hindu Zealots, Armed Insurgents, Jailed Dissidents, And Politicians And Thinkers From Across The Political Spectrum, Siddhartha Deb Reveals A Country In Which Forces Old And New Have Aligned To Endanger Democracy. The Result Is An Absorbingand Disturbingportrait. India Has Become A Religious Fundamentalist Dystopia, One Depicted Here With A Novelists Precise Language And Eye For Detail.prime Minister Narendra Modi And His Partya Formation Explicitly Drawing On European Fascismhas Deftly Exploited Modern Technologies, The Media, And Market Forces To Launch A Relentless Campaign On Minorities, Women, Dissenters, And The Poor.