Fading Modi-momentum
The BJP’s appetite for bold reforms has waned
IN THE LEAD-up to India’s general election last year, Narendra Modi instructed ministers to prepare plans for the first 100 days of an all-but-certain third stint in power. The new government completed a year in office on June 9th. What has it achieved so far?
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This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Running on fumes”
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