Imploding institutions, rebellion, economic impediments are what Modi govt is facing in run-up to 2019, similar to Manmohan Singh's last months in office.
RBI has allowed banks to dip further into statutory liquidity reserves to help them meet their liquidity coverage ratio needs after Modi govt raised custom duties.
Forget comparing it with classics like Hrithik’s Ek Pal Ka Jeena or the slick title track of Dhoom 2, Janaab-e-Aali does not even come close to Ghungroo.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
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.
This is a reach to create a false equivalence. The author is conveniently forgetting that fuel prices are now coming down. Rupee is also strengthening. Though default of major infrastructure company remains a very important economic issue to be dealt with care. Judges issue is already forgotten as far as common voter is concerned. Regarding Rafale, nothing concrete has yet come out. It is only raining accusations without any proof. Hopefully the CAG audit report would close this issue once and for all. CBI issue is the real mess that BJP needs to come out of. Again a very sticky wicket. This in no way compares with collosal misgovernence of Manmohan Singh govt. Scams after scams with actual court cases,Terrible inflation, Policy paralysis, economy in shambles. No way its the same now.
The comparison is out of place. Narendra Modi has been facing similar attacks by Congress, activists and Media ever since he became CM of Gujarat. Remember opposition MPs sending a signed petition to USA asking them to deny him Visa.Ms Teesta fabricating cases against him.
But Modi as Shekhar says is of Tungsten frame that nothing sticks on him.
He will answer appropriately at right time of his chossing.
There is one major difference in the run-up to the two endgames: all the imploding, all the mayhem in Modi government is of Mr Modi’s OWN MAKING. Anarchy in the society at large too is of Mr Modi’s OWN MAKING — even if indirectly, by his inactions or non-reactions to them.
Dr Man Mohan Singh had “no hand” in anything that lead up to his last two years. That was the biggest problem — he had no control over anything ever. A brash Rahul Gandhi was tearing up papers in press conferences accompanied by a butter-faced Mr Makan (I forget his first name, I’m sorry). Dr Man Mohan Singh’s biggest mistake was that he didn’t resign when he saw he had no control. His second heart operation was the best excuse for him to bow out respectably. But no one knows why he just decided to hang on!
And now a similarity as the author rightly points out: even Mr Modi has lost all control, though he may not like to believe it. The Frankensteins he created are all fully independent breathing machines now.
As you sow, so shall you reap. In 2013, when Mr. Modi started preparation for 2014 election, he started embarrassing Dr. Manmohan Singh. He levelled all sorts of relevant or irrelevant charges against the UPA II. Now why Mr. Modi is afraid. Did he ever make any comments on the Rafael deal. In the present imbroglio CBI feud, he did not take the nation into confidence. The rising oil prices, falling rupee are few areas which they or their Ministers were knowing the truth but they levelled charges against Dr. Manmohan Singh.
Now only Mr. Rahul Gandhi is taking the crusade against Mr. Modi and his team. Kudos to him.
This is a reach to create a false equivalence. The author is conveniently forgetting that fuel prices are now coming down. Rupee is also strengthening. Though default of major infrastructure company remains a very important economic issue to be dealt with care. Judges issue is already forgotten as far as common voter is concerned. Regarding Rafale, nothing concrete has yet come out. It is only raining accusations without any proof. Hopefully the CAG audit report would close this issue once and for all. CBI issue is the real mess that BJP needs to come out of. Again a very sticky wicket. This in no way compares with collosal misgovernence of Manmohan Singh govt. Scams after scams with actual court cases,Terrible inflation, Policy paralysis, economy in shambles. No way its the same now.
The comparison is out of place. Narendra Modi has been facing similar attacks by Congress, activists and Media ever since he became CM of Gujarat. Remember opposition MPs sending a signed petition to USA asking them to deny him Visa.Ms Teesta fabricating cases against him.
But Modi as Shekhar says is of Tungsten frame that nothing sticks on him.
He will answer appropriately at right time of his chossing.
There is one major difference in the run-up to the two endgames: all the imploding, all the mayhem in Modi government is of Mr Modi’s OWN MAKING. Anarchy in the society at large too is of Mr Modi’s OWN MAKING — even if indirectly, by his inactions or non-reactions to them.
Dr Man Mohan Singh had “no hand” in anything that lead up to his last two years. That was the biggest problem — he had no control over anything ever. A brash Rahul Gandhi was tearing up papers in press conferences accompanied by a butter-faced Mr Makan (I forget his first name, I’m sorry). Dr Man Mohan Singh’s biggest mistake was that he didn’t resign when he saw he had no control. His second heart operation was the best excuse for him to bow out respectably. But no one knows why he just decided to hang on!
And now a similarity as the author rightly points out: even Mr Modi has lost all control, though he may not like to believe it. The Frankensteins he created are all fully independent breathing machines now.
As you sow, so shall you reap. In 2013, when Mr. Modi started preparation for 2014 election, he started embarrassing Dr. Manmohan Singh. He levelled all sorts of relevant or irrelevant charges against the UPA II. Now why Mr. Modi is afraid. Did he ever make any comments on the Rafael deal. In the present imbroglio CBI feud, he did not take the nation into confidence. The rising oil prices, falling rupee are few areas which they or their Ministers were knowing the truth but they levelled charges against Dr. Manmohan Singh.
Now only Mr. Rahul Gandhi is taking the crusade against Mr. Modi and his team. Kudos to him.