{"id":5775,"date":"2019-04-25T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-25T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/?p=5775"},"modified":"2019-04-25T09:11:48","modified_gmt":"2019-04-24T23:11:48","slug":"the-global-blight-of-populism-threatens-the-worlds-biggest-democracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/the-global-blight-of-populism-threatens-the-worlds-biggest-democracy\/","title":{"rendered":"The global blight of populism threatens the world&#8217;s biggest democracy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Right-wing populism is on the rise across the globe. From Donald Trump in the United States to Matteo Salvini in Italy to Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, right-wing populists are doing better than ever electorally and, increasingly, taking power.<\/p>\n<p>They are also consolidating in the world\u2019s largest democracy, India. 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