India 2014: Kaun Banega Vijeta?
The country is in count down mode to the annual democratic mela called the colorful loud Indian Election. The obvious choice seems to between two of the main formations UPA vs NDA and the logic of anti-incumbency points to advantage NDA. But is it all that simple? Obviously not, or else no reason to blog. We have an UPAII run by a caretaker PM who appeared to be in charge at the beginning of his term, five years ago seemingly running a comfortable majority government. A regime beset by massive unprecedented corruption, naivety in political management of agitations by civil society and an inability and unwillingness to lead in any form. Besides, this aam aadmi projects like NREGA also in bad shape should mean bad news. However, on the positive side the government has steered the ship in the face of a floundering world economic situation to relative stability. Also no communal agenda is partially negated by an image of minority appeasement and being soft on terror. An inexperienced