While India has made great economic strides under Narendra Modi, there are fears over his governance style and trampling of civil liberties. However, opposition parties appear more focused on attacking Modi than offering a viable alternative to the ruling BJP.
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act may have been rushed through to address Hindus rendered stateless by a register of citizens announced for the state of Assam, but has ended up angering people there.
Cooperation between the two on the infrastructure plan would benefit both, but will remain a step too far as long as Indian fears over the initiative’s aims and financing are not assuaged.
K.S.Venkatachalam says the report into the Iraq war shows how it made the world more dangerous, with protective intervention one of the casualties