The Narendra Modi government has invested too much time and capital to further its political conquest. Today's crisis shows it may be left with too little time in this term to refocus on governance.
Criticism of the bullet train project shows our fear of scale is like mass hypochondria, where we fear real medicine and drift on with dainty, sweet, ineffectual pills.
Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
By calling it “Modi’s”, you are doing great injustice to the cause of progress of this country. Firstly this is simply not true. 6 High Speed Rail corridors were proposed in 2009 and 2010 budgets and it has been a long track. See Wikipedia article on the subject. It is certainly going to boost the economy of the region by opening up number of opportunities. But due to lot of misinformation, there are already enough problems. A reliable source like ThePrint, making casual statements will certainly sad to the problem. Firstly, the credit isn’t given where it is due. Secondly, it is adding to the resistance at Maharashtra, with the political equations on the ground
By calling it “Modi’s”, you are doing great injustice to the cause of progress of this country. Firstly this is simply not true. 6 High Speed Rail corridors were proposed in 2009 and 2010 budgets and it has been a long track. See Wikipedia article on the subject. It is certainly going to boost the economy of the region by opening up number of opportunities. But due to lot of misinformation, there are already enough problems. A reliable source like ThePrint, making casual statements will certainly sad to the problem. Firstly, the credit isn’t given where it is due. Secondly, it is adding to the resistance at Maharashtra, with the political equations on the ground