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Ram Madhav - National General Secretary of BJP, India

Duration: 24 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC News Latin AmericaLatest broadcast: on BBC News Asia Pacific

In some countries the coronavirus pandemic appears to have enhanced national unity and solidarity, in others it's exposed deep fault lines. In India the crisis has hit the poorest migrant workers disproportionately hard; it's also deepened tensions between the Hindu majority and Muslim minority. Is that the fault of the Hindu nationalist BJP government? HARDtalk's Stephen Sackur speaks to General Secretary of the BJP Ram Madhav. Is Prime Minister Modi stoking communal tensions even in a national emergency? Show less

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Presenter:
Stephen Sackur
Interviewed Guest:
Ram Madhav

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