Hyderabad, May 8 -- The word 'Vishwaguru' is a name coined by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and mainstream media for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, translating to 'leader of the world'. The claim is that Modi is one of the biggest pioneers of the modern world who has helped put India on the global map. However, it seems like the image might come apart, as a recent report titled The Modi Mirage says that the Prime Minister's image may have taken a hit.

The report interviewed people from the United States and the United Kingdom, who have contrasting and worrying things to say about Modi's India post 2014. In a survey conducted by polling and advisory firm GlobeScan from March 29 to April 8, eighty-nine percent of the people in the United...