The Modi government's single-minded focus on the economy
August 26, 2016  16:06
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India is nowhere close to a general election. The Narendra Modi government elected in May 2014 has not even run halfway through its term.


The bouts of political instability that gripped India, particularly during the nightmare years of 1989 to 1991 and 1996 to 1999 seem a long time ago. The prime minister's position is secure and his leadership of both the Bharatiya Janata Party and National Democratic Alliance is unchallenged. Not since Rajiv Gandhi stepped into his mother's shoes and won a resounding five-year mandate in 1984 has India witnessed such predictability at the top.  Read Swapan Dasgupta's column here
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