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Third time (un)lucky! (Niveau B2)

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Third time (un)lucky!

Niveau B2

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In India’s last two elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won by a landslide. In June of this year, Modi won again, but not under the same conditions.

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Modi was forced into finding a solution to secure half the seats needed for an outright win. Modi only had 240 seats out of 543. Quick-fire talks with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), a 15-member coalition, finally guaranteed Modi the parliamentary numbers he required to govern India.

Modi’s oath-taking ceremony in 2014 and 2019 had the same list of visiting leaders supporting his success. However, in this 2024 election, one significant leader was missing: the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif. Sharif congratulated Modi in a restrained post on X. It said: “Felicitations to @narendramodi on taking oath as the Prime Minister of India.” Needless to say, relations between the two counterparts are strained.

Sharat Sabharwal, a former Indian high commissioner to Pakistan, said, “I think India would respond positively to improve relations with Pakistan provided it sees a constructive and pragmatic approach from the Pakistani side.”

Relations between the two countries have degraded since Modi’s first election in 2014. Why? Since Modi’s first term, there have been violent attacks toward Indian citizens on Indian-administered Kashmir region. Indian security agencies have blamed Pakistani involvement. Despite Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Mumtaz Zahra Baloch’s rejection of the allegations, India refuses to engage with Pakistan. Baloch has said that Indian authorities “have a habit of making such irresponsible statements”.

Both India and Pakistan’s economies would benefit from a more rational relationship. Given India’s relative economic strength vis-a-vis Pakistan, it seems logical that India would gain even more. However, neither country will take the initiative to improve ties, as both have conditions for re-engagement. India demands a commitment from Pakistan to stop supporting terrorist groups and, so far, Modi hasn’t been able to achieve that. 

Perhaps Modi’s third term will prove to naysayers that he can be successful in initiating and maintaining peaceful relations between India and Pakistan?

to win by a landslide: remporter une victoire écrasante

outright: incontesté

quick-fire: rapide

an oath-taking ceremony: une cérémonie de prestation de serment

restrained: modéré

needless to say: il va sans dire que…

a counterpart: un homologue

strained: (ici) tendu

a high commissioner: un haut commissaire

to improve: améliorer

provided: (ici) à condition que…

to blame: accuser

involvement: implication

a statement: une déclaration

given: étant donné

ties: (ici) les liens

a commitment: un engagement

to support: soutenir

to achieve: accomplir

the naysayers: les défaitistes

Marque: Culture
Publié dans: Voyage, Actualité

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