The Narendra Modi government's credibility is at serious risk on three fronts: corruption, communalism and dissent. Under a seemingly placid surface, undercurrents are taking shape which, if not checked, have the ability to derail the government. The aggressiveness of its own supporters, the low credibility of the opposition and the drumbeat of its own propaganda may blind the government to them. But it would be foolish not to heed the warning signs.

Read Pratap Bhanu Mehta's piece for the Indian Express.