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Addressing the [[G20]] summit in March 2023 Modi said, “The architecture of global governance created after the [[Second World War]] was to serve two functions…First, to prevent future [[war]]s by balancing competing interests…Second, to foster international cooperation on issues of common interests…The experience of the last few years – [[2008 Financial crisis|financial crisis]], [[climate change]], [[pandemic]], [[terrorism]], and wars – clearly shows that global governance has failed in both its mandates”.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2023/03/03/indian-pm-modi-at-g20-meeting-global-governance-has-failed/</ref>

Addressing the [[G20]] summit in March 2023 Modi said, “The architecture of global governance created after the [[Second World War]] was to serve two functions…First, to prevent future [[war]]s by balancing competing interests…Second, to foster international cooperation on issues of common interests…The experience of the last few years – [[2008 Financial crisis|financial crisis]], [[climate change]], [[pandemic]], [[terrorism]], and wars – clearly shows that global governance has failed in both its mandates”.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2023/03/03/indian-pm-modi-at-g20-meeting-global-governance-has-failed/</ref>

== Criticism of Narendra Modi ==

== Criticism of Narendra Modi ==

Narendra Modi has been criticized, by Christians, Muslims and the Secular Press, for inaction or complicity in Persecution of Minorities.

Narendra Modi has been criticized, by Christians, Muslims and the Secular Press, for inaction or complicity in Persecution of Minorities.

"How dangerously irresponsible Prime Minister Modi’s behaviour is can be judged by comparing it with that of his predecessor Atal Behari Vajpayee. When, within months of the NDA coming to power in 1998, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the Bajrang Dal raised a hue and cry against conversions to Islam and Christianity, began to attack Christian priests and nuns and vandalise churches, Vajpayee sharply criticised their lawlessness and undertook a fast to force BJP-ruled state governments to take stern action. When cadres of the Bajrang Dal set fire to the car in which Graham Staines, an Australian Christian missionary, and his two sons were sleeping outside a church in Odisha, and burned them alive, he took immediate action. Mass arrests followed, and in less than four years, Dara Singh, the main culprit was in prison, sentenced to death, while his accomplices received lesser sentences.

"How dangerously irresponsible Prime Minister Modi’s behaviour is can be judged by comparing it with that of his predecessor Atal Behari Vajpayee. When, within months of the NDA coming to power in 1998, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the Bajrang Dal raised a hue and cry against conversions to Islam and Christianity, began to attack Christian priests and nuns and vandalise churches, Vajpayee sharply criticised their lawlessness and undertook a fast to force BJP-ruled state governments to take stern action. When cadres of the Bajrang Dal set fire to the car in which Graham Staines, an Australian Christian missionary, and his two sons were sleeping outside a church in Odisha, and burned them alive, he took immediate action. Mass arrests followed, and in less than four years, Dara Singh, the main culprit was in prison, sentenced to death, while his accomplices received lesser sentences.

When the VHP began another campaign against the conversion of tribals to Christianity in the Dang district of Gujarat, Vajpayee pushed the state government to end it forthwith. He also called a conclave of the BJP’s coalition partners and set up a National Coordination Committee headed by George Fernandes as a counterweight to the RSS within his government. That balancing act gave India one of the best governments it has had since Independence.

When the VHP began another campaign against the conversion of tribals to Christianity in the Dang district of Gujarat, Vajpayee pushed the state government to end it forthwith. He also called a conclave of the BJP’s coalition partners and set up a National Coordination Committee headed by George Fernandes as a counterweight to the RSS within his government. That balancing act gave India one of the best governments it has had since Independence.

When the Gujarat riots began on February 28, 2002, after repeatedly failing to contact Modi on the phone, Vajpayee sent defence minister Fernandes to Ahmedabad to call in the army to end the violence. When he visited Ahmedabad a month later, he openly criticised Modi at the Shahpur refugee camp stating, “Main yahan lashe ginane nahi aaya hoon. Aman kayam rakhna rajneetik neta aur adhikariyon ka zimmedari hai. (I have not come here to count the corpses. It is the responsibility of the political leaders and officials to maintain peace.)”<ref>*Shankar Jha, Prem. (Aug 12, 2023). [https://thewire.in/politics/elections-2024-india-most-dangerous-phase As the 2024 Elections Approach, India Is Entering the Most Dangerous Phase of Its Existence]. ''The Wire''. Retrieved Aug 20, 2023.

When the Gujarat riots began on February 28, 2002, after repeatedly failing to contact Modi on the phone, Vajpayee sent defence minister Fernandes to Ahmedabad to call in the army to end the violence. When he visited Ahmedabad a month later, he openly criticised Modi at the Shahpur refugee camp stating, “Main yahan lashe ginane nahi aaya hoon. Aman kayam rakhna rajneetik neta aur adhikariyon ka zimmedari hai. (I have not come here to count the corpses. It is the responsibility of the political leaders and officials to maintain peace.)”<ref>*Shankar Jha, Prem. (Aug 12, 2023). [https://thewire.in/politics/elections-2024-india-most-dangerous-phase As the 2024 Elections Approach, India Is Entering the Most Dangerous Phase of Its Existence]. ''The Wire''. Retrieved Aug 20, 2023.</ref>

 

 

 

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