Modi and Kejriwal both act out of the box but institutional follow up is key
The lethal attack on the Pathankot airbase has placed PM Narendra Modi’s ‘spontaneous’ reach out to Pakistan under a shadow. As every Indian PM knows, to embrace Pakistani peacemakers is to invite the wrath of terrorists yet the fact that Modi did what he did, in the prevailing climate, certainly required boldness. This risk-taking boldness is a trait that the PM in fact shares with his prime adversary, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, whose odd-even car scheme is the most dramatic stab yet at urban governance.
Both Modi and Kejriwal emerged out of the electorate’s yearning for a challenge to the Congress-ruled established order, both promised a new Read More
