On this episode of Why It Matters, experts discuss the rise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist agenda for India.

France holds presidential elections, Manila hosts an ASEAN summit, and Brussels stages a special EU summit to discuss Brexit.

Philadelphia hosts the Democratic National Convention, Turkey takes stock after a failed coup, and the Olympics draw nearer.

NATO Secretary General visits Georgia; Turkey reaches a deadline to form a government and the UN Security Council hears a report on chemical weapons in Syria. 

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence travels to Europe, the U.S. Congress may or may not go to recess, and Turkey steps into the Qatar diplomatic crisis.