Modiji's Progress Report

by confuzzled dude Thu Aug 07, 2014 9:39 pm

"Today, 73 days into his first hundred days in office, Modi has defied expectations — and not in a particularly commendable way. As Victor Mallet notes astutely in the Financial Times, Modi’s supporters are “disappointed by his near-silence on domestic matters, his obsession with foreign affairs and the absence of ‘big-bang’ economic reforms after a decade of lackluster Congress rule.”

Modi is neither a superman nor a supervillian — he’s just another prime minister working within the normal constraints of everyday politics.

For a country swept up by “Modi Mania,” the prime minister’s performance in his first hundred days is perhaps best symbolized by his government’s budget: a document that was controversial because it was mundane. Instead of delivering on a distinct BJP vision for India, riding on a wave of popular support following May’s election, the budget devolved into a bureaucratic exercise in non-reform, suggesting to many that it would take a greater strongman than Modi to lift India out of its current economic slump.

Despite the BJP’s historic parliamentary majority, Modi’s government has found itself bogged down by a lack of vision and energy, as well as bureaucratic paralysis.

Even Modi’s more moderate critics, who would have been pleased to see the BJP-led government take swift action on issues such as corruption and India’s fiscal unease, have little to applaud at this point.

http://thediplomat.com/2014/08/narendra-modis-first-hundred-days/

by Guest Thu Aug 07, 2014 9:43 pm

you know, you could have just titled this thread as Progress Report.

Modiji's Progress Report

Modiji's Progress Report

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