NEW DELHI — The Indian novelist Arundhati Roy could face serious charges over comments she made 14 years ago about Kashmir after an official from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday authorized her prosecution under a stringent anti-terrorism law.
The decision to invoke India’s controversial terrorism provision against one of the ruling party’s most outspoken — and internationally renowned — critics comes just days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi was sworn in for a third term, and it has been widely viewed as a signal of strength emanating from Modi’s camp.
Although Modi was forced this week to form a new coalition government after a shock election result on June 4 reduced his seat count in Parliament, the Indian leader has projected an image of confidence as he kept his cabinet unchanged in key positions and vowed to double down in his fight against his political opponents, whom he called corrupt.
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