India, June 22 -- Democracies across the globe have seen the sudden rise of the far-Right and the neo-nationalists, who posture muscular stances in a bid to undo the "weaknesses" of the past. From Washington, DC, to Rio de Janeiro, to Budapest, Ankara and Manila, the template is the same: Supposed "strongmen" recklessly pander to the basest instincts. The common playbook for the leadership entails "majoritarianism", "illiberality" and "discomfort" with constitutional restraints. Profundity of patriotism is replaced by supremacy of unbridled nationalism. The tone and tenor accompanying such leadership is decidedly "unapologetic" and "aggressive." Another commonality in such nationalistic fervour and rhetoric is the dangerous appropriation ...