Modi, RSS get unexpected empathy

February 23, 2016 13:36

The turmoil in the Jawaharal Nehru University and the caste war in Haryana are bound to attract a lot of attention abroad. When the government projects India as the 'fastest-growing big economy' of the world, it whets outsiders' appetite in a world steeped in recession and bleak outlook, especially in the western countries or China that are unabashedly looking for market openings for their exports.

So, developments in India that impact on its political or social-economic stability arouse curiosity abroad, says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar on Rediff Blogs, here.

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