Rhea Mogul
Rhea Mogul South Asia Writer, CNN Digital Worldwide Rhea Mogul is South Asia Writer for CNN Digital Worldwide based in Hong Kong. Latest Rhea Mogul is the South Asia Writer for CNN Digital Worldwide based in Hong Kong. She writes breaking news, analysis and feature stories on the region's politics, society and foreign affairs. Since joining CNN, she has covered the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, the ouster of former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan, the rise of nationalism in India and the plight of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. She has also extensively written about the coronavirus pandemic, gender-based violence, and how the ongoing climate crisis is impacting the region. Prior to joining CNN, Mogul worked as a freelance writer for various publications, including NBC News, South China Morning Post and Hong Kong Free Press. She has covered some of the world's most significant stories, including the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan, India's devastating second Covid-19 wave, and the Hong Kong protests. Originally from India, Mogul migrated to Hong Kong as a teen. She spent three years in the United Kingdom where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in politics and international studies from the University of Warwick and has a master’s degree in journalism from The University of Hong Kong. She is fluent in Hindi.
Biography:
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The Daily's Verdict
This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.
Bias
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Examples:
- But the populist leader, analysts say, has tightened his grip on its democratic institutions in a way not seen since the 1970s under the iron-fisted rule of Indira Gandhi
- Critics also say a decade of Modi’s governance has led to growing religious polarization, with Islamophobia marginalizing much of the country’s more than 200 million Muslims, and religious violence flaring up in a nation with a long history of communal tensions.
- India on Tuesday will declare a new leader after a mammoth nationwide election that has become a referendum on the last decade of leadership by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. His powerful right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is seeking a supermajority in the lower house of parliament – or Lok Sabha – a goal which, if successful, would give it an unstoppable mandate to further enshrine its Hindu-nationalist agenda.
Conflicts of Interest
50%
Examples:
- Two other AAP leaders have previously been arrested over the same case and Kejriwal has repeatedly accused Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of using federal agencies to target the opposition.
Contradictions
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Examples:
- Critics also say a decade of Modi’s governance has led to growing religious polarization, with Islamophobia marginalizing much of the country’s more than 200 million Muslims, and religious violence flaring up in a nation with a long history of communal tensions.
- India on Tuesday will declare a new leader after a mammoth nationwide election that has become a referendum on the last decade of leadership by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. His powerful right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is seeking a supermajority in the lower house of parliament – or Lok Sabha – a goal which, if successful, would give it an unstoppable mandate to further enshrine its Hindu-nationalist agenda.
- Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seeks a supermajority in the lower house of parliament, aiming for 400 seats out of 543.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to win another five years in power for a third term.
Deceptions
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Examples:
- The article implies that Modi’s BJP party has already won another five years in power without stating any official results or declaration of victory by the Election Commission. This is deceptive because no such announcement has been made yet and there are still several phases of polling left to take place.
- The article states that India is poised to become a 21st-century powerhouse when its economy rapidly expands but fails to mention any specific economic indicators such as GDP growth rate or unemployment rate. This is deceptive because it implies that the country’s economy has already achieved this status without providing any evidence of it.
- The article states that polling will take a month to complete when it only lasts for seven phases and ends on June 1st. This is deceptive because it implies that the election process will be longer than it actually is.
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Modi Secures Third Term as India's Prime Minister with Smaller-Than-Expected Mandate: Economic Agenda at Risk
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2024 Indian General Elections: BJP Takes Early Lead Amidst Strong Opposition Fight and Historic Third Term Bid by Modi
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