Between words and deeds

August 17, 2015 13:18

As he did in his first year as Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has used the occasion of his address to the nation on Independence Day to talk up his government's development agenda, offering hope to all and offending none. Last year he promised governance based on consensus without relying on his party's majority in the Lok Sabha. Read more

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