ISAS Insights

As a result of environmental pollution, a large number of people die each year in India. In spite of that, environment-related issues and the impending threats due to environmental degradation hardly find any mention in major public discourses in the country. In the 2019 general elections, as in the case in the past, the political parties have provided space for environment-related issues in their manifestoes but almost none of their leaders have spoken about it in their election rallies. Beyond the political leaders, the environment also does not seem to be an important issue for the people and the media during the elections.