Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have won a resounding victory in India, with the prospect of a ruling majority that will not require a coalition government. The election was the largest in human history and brought to an end the almost continuous rule of the Congress Party in India since its independence in 1947. Modi rode a huge wave of resentment against the deteriorating economic situation in India, and his platform promised significant changes in policies. Many in India worry, however, about the degree of Hindu nationalism a Modi government will endorse.
Mike Dorning of Bloomberg press has written a succinct article on hos the American public regards US engagement in world affairs. The evidence suggests that President Obama is being led by public sentiment in his foreign policy, and that the gradual disengagement is generally supported, even within the Republican Party even as some of its leaders argue for a more forceful position on a variety of issues. How the rest of the world responds to this disengagement remains to be seen.
At least ten people were killed in twin bomb blasts in Kenya. Suspicion immediately fell upon the group, al Shabab, that took responsibility for earlier violent attacks in Kenya. The group claims to be retaliating for Kenyan attacks on nearby Somalia. Foreign governments have warned their citizens to be on the higghest alert in Kenya, in anticipation of similar attacks.
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