“When India speaks at global forums now, the whole world pays rapt attention,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi exulted during an election rally in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh last month. Amid raucous applause from the audience, the bravado continued: “When India takes decisions, the world tries to match its steps.” For the latest news & views from every corner of the world, Worldcrunch Today is the only truly international newsletter. Sign up here. In the 2014 and 2019 elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) focused on corruption, Hindu nationalism, and domestic and Pakistan-or…