Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: India's Instagrab
Hello from Tokyo. 2024 is a big election year around the world, and if one thing is clear, it is that the internet has become a major battleground for getting votes. When the debate over whether to use the web in elections began raging in Japan in the early 2000s, the initial reaction was that adding an online dimension would give the opposition parties an advantage by enabling them to reach out directly to voters, especially young people, even if they were less well-funded.
