Populist tragedy in India, Brazil and the Philippines: Inquirer columnist
The Straits Times Populist tragedy in India, Brazil and the Philippines: Inquirer columnist The writer says that populist leaders represented a new and distinct brand of politics - "subaltern populism" or "emerging market populism." The writer says that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (left) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi skilfully painted their reformist-liberal rivals as exemplars of the deracinated elite and questioned constitutional democracy as a desiccated political system in need of major overhaul.PHOTOS: REUTERS Richard Heydarian https://str.sg/JtYp They can read the art...