Populism begins with a simple, irresistible promise: power belongs to the people. Some people, more correctly, and the leader is just one among them. Populism speaks the language that the ordinary people would love to hear. An obvious and easy example that my compatriots would understand is Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s political style. He appeared on the national scene famously emphasising his origins as a chaiwallah or tea-seller. “I&rsq...