The preference for the performing ruler over the governing one is not just a pathology of today’s democracy. It has been ingrained into our politics for nearly one and a half millennia.
In ep 1838 of Cut the Clutter Shekhar Gupta explains economic concerns behind PM Modi’s appeal to cut gold purchases, fuel use, foreign travel and fertiliser consumption.
The final contract will be signed only later this fiscal year. The long-term goal is to achieve 55-60 percent localisation for Rafale aircraft manufacture in India.
These elections mark completion of BJP-secular party divide purely on Hindu-Muslim basis. BJP’s rivals are increasingly looking like Muslim parties though their leaders are all Hindus.
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