In The Architecture of Empire, Arundhati Roy’s comments on corporate globalisation are mostly reasonable and accurate

The Booker Prize winner sounds occasionally like a conspiracy theorist, however her research is thorough and largely evidential

Author Arundhati Roy. Photo: Mayank Austen Soofi

JP O'Malley

Earlier this month, ­Narendra Modi was sworn in as India’s prime minister for a third ­consecutive term. Arundhati Roy isn’t celebrating.

The Indian novelist, says her native country has been transformed into a “Hindu-­fascist enterprise” since Modi swept to power a decade ago with his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).