Elections in India are currently underway in what is perhaps the biggest democratic exercise in the world. India’s populist Prime Minister Narendra Modi hopes to secure a third term in office. But, a decade of Modi’s rule has been marked by declining democratic values in the world’s largest democracy. The U.S.-India partnership is at a significant stage. The U.S. wants India as a strategic partner to balance China’s global influence. And yet, human rights experts warn that an illiberal India may