The Rise And Fall Of A Party

The sham and the real in the Indian polity have so inter-twined in these permissive times that the resulting mix makes it hard even for a keen observer of the national scene to sift the grain of truth from the chaff of propaganda. The current stand-off over Gujarat between the BJP and almost the entire political class is a play-off of feigned emotions and unreal concerns. Neither side is keen to expose its hand. Or to force the issue. Nor is the referee