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What is irking most people is - this administration represents a departure from the old ways of doing things
Of kicking the can down the road
As Modi and Shah are outsiders to Lutyens, they exhibit a certain child like earnestness that is discomfiting many
What is irking most people is - this administration represents a departure from the old ways of doing things
Of kicking the can down the road
As Modi and Shah are outsiders to Lutyens, they exhibit a certain child like earnestness that is discomfiting many
In other words, the traditional understanding of what's politically possible and what is not, is being challenged
The old nostrums are being revisited.
Not always for the better I agree. But they are revisited nonetheless
The old nostrums are being revisited.
Not always for the better I agree. But they are revisited nonetheless
There will be some missteps and stumbles along the way.
E.g. Demonetization represented a mis-step in my view
But this is inevitable when you get a fresh perspective on things. Which can sometimes be a bit raw. Yet fresh nonetheless
E.g. Demonetization represented a mis-step in my view
But this is inevitable when you get a fresh perspective on things. Which can sometimes be a bit raw. Yet fresh nonetheless
Traditionally the understanding within Lutyens has been -
Law making in India can never get too radical. Except from the Left. Never from the Right
E.g. We can have the odd radical left-wing moves. Like Bank nationalization. Or Derecognition of princes
Law making in India can never get too radical. Except from the Left. Never from the Right
E.g. We can have the odd radical left-wing moves. Like Bank nationalization. Or Derecognition of princes
The intellectual ecosystem had the appetite for that
But never for radicalism from the other end
That is changing now
But never for radicalism from the other end
That is changing now
The same "fresh" way of approaching things extends to political calculations too
Traditionally politicians have started with the premise that India is a fragmented society.
The belief was that people vote en-bloc
Traditionally politicians have started with the premise that India is a fragmented society.
The belief was that people vote en-bloc
So you have brahmins / Baniyas voting for BJP and to a lesser extent Congress
OBCs for their respective strongmen
Muslims for Congress etc
Modi revisited those assumptions
OBCs for their respective strongmen
Muslims for Congress etc
Modi revisited those assumptions
His angle was new - how about young people? First time voters...
And he created narratives for the young who backed him across caste lines
And he created narratives for the young who backed him across caste lines
To my mind this is political innovation
A will not to get straitjacketed by the equations handed to you. But create your own equations
And you see that being extended in the policy domain - admittedly with mixed results
A will not to get straitjacketed by the equations handed to you. But create your own equations
And you see that being extended in the policy domain - admittedly with mixed results
