'Sahi vikas', not really Mr Modi

One big problem with Mr Modi's approach to development is that one policy after another places the proverbial cart before the horse

In his maiden Independence Day speech on August 15, 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi innocently declared: “Brothers and sisters, I am an outsider for Delhi… I have no idea about the administration and working of this place… but during the last two months, while being an outsider, I had an insider view and I was astonished.” He then proceeded to describe the rot in India’s governance structures that he inherited: “It seemed as if dozens of separate governments are running at the same time in one main government. It appeared that everyone has its own fiefdom. I could observe disunity