ODID Associate Professor Nikita Sud has been interviewed by Radio France about new Indian leader Narendra Modi.

Modi made his first visit to parliament yesterday. According to Nikita, Modi, who sported a saffron mark on his forehead during the visit, was continuing to present himself as a Hindu nationalist mascot. "Symbolically he is making absolutely no attempt to move away from his strident right-wing roots and convictions," she said. However she added that Modi was very ambitious and to remain in power in the long term he would need broad support.

Listen to the interview (under Listen to RFI click on the News tab; the interview is at 09:00 on the clock in the 7 am broadcast).