“Here a raid, there a raid, everywhere a raid raid,” say Indian taxmen after demonetisation — Quartz

It’s the season of income tax raids in Asia’s third-largest economy. Since Indian prime minister Narendra Modi announced the historic demonetisation, India’s income tax (IT) department has seized cash worth Rs120 crore ($17 million) from various raids across the country, until Dec. 06, and identified Rs1,500 crore ($222 million) of unaccounted income, Sushil Chandra, chairman…

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The rise of Modi and Trump actually reflects the revolt of the elite, not the poor as claimed — Quartz

Donald Trump’s election as the 45th US president illustrates the global ascendance of the political right. Comparisons with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi whose rise predates Trump’s by two years, are inevitable. The two leaders share an evident admiration for each other. Both are hugely popular among their respective constituencies—Hindu nationalists for Modi and white…

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