<b>Shekhar Gupta: </b>New big idea vs failed, old bilateralism

Pakistan is not an equal or stable neighbour

There are three words voters the world over love now, and three they detest. The things they like are change, disruption, even political and ideological iconoclasm. The three they abhor: Status quo, establishments, political correctness. Donald Trump is only the latest personification of this. This is precisely what brought Narendra Modi to power and keeps his popularity going.

In fact, it was Modi’s approach to politics that targeted “Lutyens” and all old establishmentarian elites, their thought processes, networks and “fake” politeness much before Mr Trump made impact with his assault on the Washington Beltway. This is what even Arvind Kejriwal