The India That Gujarat Built | Shut Up Ya Kunal w/ Kunal Kamra ft Aakar Patel | Episode 36

Aakar Patel is a journalist, author and columnist who has edited both English and Gujarati newspapers. He is the author of *Our Hindu Rashtra* and *Price of the Modi Years*, and serves as Chair of Amnesty International India. In this episode, Patel traces the political transformation of Gujarat and its influence on India, examining the rise of Narendra Modi, the BJP’s political model, communal politics and the changing role of institutions. He also discusses Modi’s leadership style, India’s foreign policy, China and Pakistan, nationalism, the idea of India as a “Vishwaguru,” and what the future of the BJP could look like after Modi. The conversation asks a larger question: **what has changed in India over the last decade, and where is the country headed next?** Follow: Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/kuna_kamra/ X (Twitter) – https://x.com/kunalkamra88/ Credits: • Research Head — Anirban Bhattacharya: https://www.instagram.com/banhere2.0 • Video Editor — @RevantTalekar : https://www.instagram.com/revanttalekar