What Modi's victory means for neighbors

The Hindu hardliner Narendra Modi is poised to take over the leadership of world's largest democracy, India, after the main rival Congress conceded defeat even before the formal announcement of electoral results. The Indian capital market reacted favorably as did his hundreds and thousands of supporters but the Indian neighbors like Pakistan were feeling uneasy due to fear of more tensions under the right-wing leader.

There is no doubt that Modi, who joined Bhartia Janta Party or BJP in 1985, emerged to the international scene in 2002 due to all wrong reasons. He was chief minister of Gujrat state when communal violence broke out, resulting in the alleged killing of over 2,000 Muslims. Modi was accused of complicity as he looked the other way when armed militants majority Hindus were rioting in the state. Later he was absolved by the Indian courts but the world refused to acknowledge his innocence and the Western countries imposed unannounced travel restriction on him.

The negative profiling did not stop Modi to perform on the political and economic front. He slowly transformed the state economy by facilitating investments and patronizing big money holders. Politically, he slowly went up to ladder, becoming the lead candidate before the elections 2014. He was endorsed by the party as prime minister, launching him for virulent electoral campaign, which brought down 10-year rule of Congress. The voters liked Modi's development model, ignoring negative propaganda.