Have you smashed your Chinese made smartphone Mr Venkataraman? Encouraged your sons to go don the green camouflage uniform of the Army rather than covet the Green card?
Stupid post again. What Modi has done, nobody has done it in India. It is time for people to emulate it. Comments by Christians and muslims heteinabove are predictable. They are based on religion biases and not on actual assessment. The fact is they look to Rome and Pakistan for national issues. What assessments you are classifying others with your narrow minded brain. You are discriminating others on the basis of religion and then you are criticizing other. This is called hypocrisy.
The author has a biased congress mindset, and had criticised all the excellent steps taken by Mr. Modi in the national interest and well being of the people. The only blemish I see is the demonetization, for which his advisors also have to take the blame in equal measure. We Indians feel very secure in the hands of PM Modi.
The author, it is apparent, is a Modi hater and has lost his balance of judgement, while viewing the steps initiated by our Great PM. History will definitely judge him in the right perspective, but not in the way, the writer of the article intends to project. Ramakrishnan: In your blind devotion for the Great Gujarati Messiah, you seem to rely more on the fiction created by your Messiah rather than on the facts created by him on the ground.
And even when you grudgingly admit that the Great Gujarati Messiah may have messed up you will not hold the man responsible for his mistake but you bend over backwards to give him a get out of jail card!
Thus, the harebrained move called demonetisation which Modi took against the advice of trained economists like Dr Rajan and upon the advice of quacks like Baba Ramdev and Anil Bokil of NGO Arthakranthi is something you still do not wish to blame Modi for.
Never mind the fact that the nicely humming economy bequeathed to him by Dr MMS was ruined, the informal sector was shattered, shops shuttered, people died in bank queues, patients were turned away from hospitals, farmers lost their incomes and many poor people their savings. With China joining the party to bash India.
Well Mr Ramakrishnan, given the authoritarian style of Modi, qualified advisers and economists have not had a role in the decision making process, but quacks have had. And the man you deify is unable to differentiate between a quack and an expert. Did you ask your Muslim and Christian friends — assuming that you have some — whether they feel safe? And Sikhs Mr Ramakrishnan? Do you really think that they now feel safe in India where Hindutva rules?
They are not only shooting, but also calling the shots and apparently have not been frightened by his 56 inch chest and his chest-thumping. Meanwhile, the Messiah has ordered not one but two expensive, highly customised Boeing aircraft so that he can fly about in style. More so when the likes of Mr V. Ramakrishnan will gladly pay for having the PM pampered.. Your pathetic — nay tragic — post reminds me of 2 quotes from Niccolo Machiavelli, the Italian political philosopher:.
The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him 2:One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived. I fully concur with your views here and strongly wish that sooner this dispensation and cultic trend are made to vanish from the political scene, better it would be for the Indians, India, and the world at large.
I find it very difficult to comprehend that how can anyone be picked up for praise who is ever ready to tweet on matters not related to governance but remain silent on the deaths of migrant workers who had set out to their native places during the abruptly announced lockdown on foot in the absence of adequate transport arrangements, but met with their death due to train running over them. Alas, when the electorate is unwilling to hold its elected politicians responsible for the actions, there is little hope for change.
Crook and embezzler A. Not once but twice. Absolutely FAKE article. Just to create sensation, the same has been posted. NaMo will be remembered for a Long time and rest of the PM and Governments will be forgotten for ever.
The Print would get respect only if it does honest assessment rather than resort to Modi bashing for so many years. The Print has had zero impact on the public minds quite evident from the General Election.
The Print assumes public as fools who cannot analyse for themselves. The comments of most is not in tune with The Print. What a load of crap. Do you sincerely believe what you have written?.
If you think that Modi is damaging India, then what would you say about what the Congress has done over the past so many years. We are the electorate, the common man ….. Pick a leader from the current crop of Politicians who have it in them to lead the nation. I am not a fan of politicians and neither of any party, the only reason we voted for Modi was that we believed him and, in his work and thought that he could provide a very stable and moving government.
Essentially, your lathi wielding, shakha educated ilk believes that sins of past politicians justify and give carte blanche to present day politicians to commit their own sins. And a wily, cunning politician like Modi knows that with a great PR machine, a paid press and Islamophobic bhakths like yourself, he can get away with murder. Meanwhile, the economy of the country was in doldrums long before the COVID crisis started, thanks in large measure to sheer incompetence and the disdain of experts like Dr Raghuram Rajan, Arvind Subramanian, Urjit Patel, Amartya Sen, ane even the initially Modi supporting economist Jagdish Bhagwathi.
Then you have several Modi-made disasters like demonetisation, GST, a laughable Make In India scheme, retroactive taxation of firms, muddled policies towards privatisation of state assets like Air India etc.
On the social front, the already fragile unity of the country has been rendered even more fragile thanks to Muslim and Christian bashing — something the restive Sikh population in India now takes note of with some trepidation. Both Gavaskar and Tendulkar have been replaced and Indian cricket is doing very well, thank you very much. Hence, if PM Modi were to become incapacitated in some way, India is not going to stop and drop dead.
On the other hand, it might stand up again and hold its head high again — without the millstone of Hindutva earning it disrespect. Modi is what we need and believe to lead us. But History will surely respect Modi and rather I am afraid 60 years of Congress bullshit will be forgotten for ever. I sincerely feel you Should write on that lost glorious congress times so that history preserve those times at least for all the lies spread by them or otherwise that also would be lost the way we had recorded our Indian History.
You must have certainly lost a plenty of unaccounted and ill gotten money because of demonetization. GST would have curtailed tax evasion by businesses owned directly or indirectly by you, your family, friends or relatives, to some extent at least. The pain is visible in your malafide content penned with a vested motive. Now the final one is population bill which has to be introduced to stop this menace…no matter what the opposition or pseudo journalism says tough decisions hv to be taken to save this country.
Sabarwhal, the discussion here is about China killing Indian soldiers and taking land. What is the relevance of triple talaq and mandir?
Kitne paise mile congress se…vultures…totally biased article spreading propoganda for the looters of india. Aur apko kitne mile? Really, you always say bad thing about india and Government. Look inside first. Because of you people we are fighting with inside and outside both.
The connect he has developed with the common man is so deep that the people see him as a savior which has been further cemented due to his corruption free government. Had there been an iota of suspicion in public mind he would not have been reelected, though some may think that Balakot made it possible. The faith on him for the general public is very clear from the type of mandate he gets in the center and in the states.
The people want a man of their choice from local populace different from what Modi or BJP suggest for the states and when it comes to PM he is the only choice. Modi is a class above others? I sometimes wonder about your Hindutva intellect. He just got a beating from Xi, the man whose feet he used to touch. India lost soldiers and land due to Modi. Perhaps one more beating from Xi is necessary for you to understand.
Most of the comments here are from Modi supporters? I wonder why they read the Print at all since they are convinced that it is out and out anti-Modi and lacks credibility. Modi is leading a charmed existence. He is innocent until proven guilty; if proven guilty he has enough fall guys beginning with Nehru to pin the blame on. As for Congress, they are guilty even if proven innocent.
People read in search of unbiased and truthful accounts. When they get such material they shower genuine appreciation. Modi has just completed one year of his second term. This report is biased and premature. We keep reading and commenting with the hope of better reports. Modi has clearly demonstrated to the world how India was raided and raped by ignorant and greedy invaders, over the last millenniums, by outside cultures that had not a clue about the intricate wisdom inherent among the Indian people.
And from where we have come. And to where we belong. After his next election, most likely a landslide, he will retire after two years into his well-deserved mandate and appoint a young and dynamic new Prime Minister who will lead India, and the world, to the peak of peace and prosperity.
Modi is a great karmyogi. He is already a legend. He is most transparent leader India has ever produced we are proud of modiji. So transparent that Xi read he is a weak coward! Only his dense bhakths could not figure it out.
The Muslim community, it was felt, was smarting over the fact that in two successive general elections, the BJP and Narendra Modi had coasted to outright victory without any Muslim support.
Partition left India in a devastating state yet people still remember Gandhi and Nehru fondly,Nehru as PM did many blunders yet people still talk high of him…. The author has gone to the future already because the present has not satiated the journalistic bias and dislike which has led such journalists to lose their objectivity. Are you mad? What or how has bjp looted the country.
Stupid ignorant comment. Why do you not talk about the real looters of India ; the bcmc jihadi pakies from Middle East looting Bharat for years. Then the conniving British who looted India to the tune of 46 trillion dollars in years of abuse and misrule. Then having sucked it dry, the bcmc British divided the country to give to the jihadi pakies west and east papistan and helped the pakies secure illegally part of Kashmir.
Then to add salt to an open wound , the barstards gave the Hindus a Muslim nehru. No he was not a Hindu. The deliberate policies he made have sent India reeling even after seventy years. Yes she was Muslim. If the rightly elected Sardar Patel had come into power as he had won the congress votes ; India would have been Akhand Bharat and a super power years ago. But guess what? With Modiji at the helm ; this krsna avtar will balance the wrongs and Sanatan dharma wool prevail again.
Jai Hind. Jai Modijj. Your reporting is trying to fish more support for Modi when it doesnt exist. Dont make people fools close their eyes to truth of choosing a new leader. As a Jammuite, I can only and only admire the gutsy Modi 2. History will always remember him for being a man who stood amidst all the ill-founded criticism.
Why he transformed India- 1. Has guts to give my region its dignity back by repealing discriminatory Article He involved communities to make India a better place to live.
It was a community driven approach that drove initiative like Swachh Bharat, people giving up on LPG subsidies, etc. He brought in Digital Revolution. Diplomatically — a Has taken. We have drawn both the Arab Works and actions like Israel closer than ever. To name a few- Maldives, Sri Lanka. He thinks for a common Indian. Aur tum log ek Jack Daniels pe bikne wale log ho. So Stfu. Even you want to criticise, so it objectively. It is not that difficult to criticise objectively, but tum log gadhe ho.
With that hold people of your ilk had being stripped and Mr Modi Seemingly magically getting elected and after many, according to you, wrong decision yet continues to gain popularity.
Then you start calling it Jumlebazi such phrases concocted to give your hurt egos some solace. He will identify suitable person and he will quit. People like you will critize this also I am sure. Vultures have patience. Battle for redeeming India has only started. This has caused flutter among the enemies who were content nibbling at a prostrate India.
Will soon emerge as a strong United India and claim our rightful place in the world. Vande Matram. Vande Matam. Absolute bullshit. When one finds one cannot defeat a competitor on account of his superior merit, one starts indulging in such self-comforting Cassandra-like prognostications! Blinded by personal hatred of Modi you have eyes that see not and ears that hear not. Naturally, you cannot see that not only the present but future too will be kinder to him than the past to when people like you tried to hound him out of existence.
For he has come as a messianic figure to rectify the mess created by the Gandhi-Nehru Congress. So shall it be and so shall it be written.
It is too early to write about history. If anything, history will be kind to Modi. Not because he was successful, but he tried. We in India focus more on efforts, and less on results. And on that front, Modi has done more than most other leaders in contemporary India. He has challenged status quo across multiple dimensions , GST, etc.
I suggest you read up on Indian history going back to Ramayana to understand what organic Indian leadership is all about. Then reflect on how we should evaluate and support our leaders, versus blindly applying artificial frameworks.
Then reflect on how Modi responds in times of crises. You are a smart journalist, Ruhi. Expand your thinking to what works for our country, not what works elsewhere. Trouble is that history is written by the winner. Modi is winning and his disciples are writing a fake narrative. We can hope that in the long-run justice will prevail but it does not always do so — one needs to make that happen. So yes, if Modi does not succeed in destroying the fabric of India, he will indeed be judged badly but if he succeeds in creating a Republic Bharat, he will be portrayed a hero.
We can still hope that one day people will rebel against the fascist state of RB, and reinstate India as we know it and yes, then historical balance may be restored.
I think economy is screwed mostly because of actions of this govt. He has still done a few good things to be painted grey and not black. Political orientation and biases of journalists should be in their personal time. Nobody knows the future.
I have a balanced opinion and I think economy is screwed mostly because of actions of this govt. History will remember PM Modi as a Leader who acted decisively keeping national interest above all other considerations. History will remember Modi as the man who wrote his own destiny and one who changed the trajectory of India towards greatness and self reliance.
No matter what is written and spoken about Modi and no matter what is done to negate or smear what he is doing for the country. He came on a plank of black money , corruption,. All these left behind. Proving to be the Worst government in the history of India. I think journalist is hit hard as Indian army teach lessons to China…. He is actually loyal to that country…. Since I have lived and worked in USA for 10 years, honestly speaking India is still nowhere: 1: Modi should remove all his cabinet ministers first and should form a team of Entrepreneurs or Highly educated ministers Science tech Eng or Math graduates….
CCTV, best concrete or asphalt used…. The article, as some opinions are, comes from a prism of prejudice. Instead of unequivocally acknowledging the goods that have been done. It is a qualified recognition. It is a half pat on the back perhaps.
At worse, is a criticism that is masked under the guise of recognition of the good done. Yes there is always things that are implemented half ass and mishandled in every government. The most important factor, there have been no reported corruption scandals. Is that not worth mentioning. While Rafale was mentioned, it was not clarified that there was no prima facie pay outs and corruption found. He had been chosen by the people of India over Congress with a strong reason that he would bring prosperity all around.
Even he promised that good days are near during his first press release. But what he did so far is to take over every institution and make them to dance on his tunes. Media has a major role in a democracy to expose the loopholes of the ruling government, but sadly, for the first time in history, indian media has been tagged as biased.
Why is Ruhi going crazy over Modi as yet? He has not yet finished and has at least one more term to go! And who will write his history? Will Ruhi be around to read it? Only Shekhar seems to understand her arguments in this article!. Never mind the loss of an Indian aircraft and friendly fire that resulted in the death of 16 Indian troops in an Indian helicopter — Stopped all religious violence in India, including lynching of innocent Muslims — Promised, through Home Minister Amit Shah that Aksai Chin and PoK would be recovered; let us not talk about 60 square km of Indian territory lost and 20 soldiers dead — Promoted the use of gomutra, panchgavya and other medical paradigms such as cowpathy.
Let me stop here Sir. Yes Modis harsh decisions seem to be a blunder in the long term but all his steps will blossom good results in the future.
Hope you Agree. The article is biased. What ever Modi is doing, is in the long term. Even the demonetisation was to curb the black money. The proof of the pudding is in eating. Why would he win second term with bigger majority if his actions were not in the interest of the nation. Because people often dream instead of thinking critically! The Hindutva brigade knows how to win elections but they do not know how to govern.
Modi is a terrible leader. China will smack him down! Hundred Modi cannot eliminate corruption because average Indians are very very corrupt. No matter how many rules government introduces, crafty Indians will always find a way to avoid taxes. Indians are basically dishonest people. Who is this Ruhi Tewari? Always writing something bullshit anti-Modi rhetoric and nothing else.
Only she knows how history will be written and all others are fools. Well balanced write up. I am aligned with the views here. Modi is a panderer and truly history despite being written by the victors will not be kind to him. The NaMo to SuMo Surrender Modi transition will be remembered as the key moment when people realized what a weakling he is. The Journalist here has proven his trying capabilities to pollute the living environment in India through his non potential subjects scripted baselessly.
Mr Modi the Prime Minister is on the job , unlike these members ascribe, he is Son of the Soil working for Mother India with long run vision, he is Dusting the old cobwebs to set things right for future generations to hold their head high with pride with India to be a Super Power Country unlike the predecessors over the Decades , who were succumbed to the money bag Politics overlooking the cause of Citizens….
Dear Journalist never be in Dream Paradise to please your masters for remuneration sake…. History is written by the victors. If Modi keeps winning, history, too, will be written by the BJP. Congress wrote the Indian history for the last seventy years. Why to think of history? It could win 15, which would equal its best performance in , when the party fielded 63 candidates.
Then there is the Shiromani Akali Dal party from Punjab that currently has four seats. Its best showing was in with a total of eight. A southern regional party, the Telugu Desam Party, has fielded 30 candidates and currently has 6 seats. Aside from a few other seats here and there from small parties, these are the major players.
So this is why a result tinted with bright saffron the color of Hindu nationalism would still come up short:. A post-election NDA government under prime minister Modi would require new allies. Tellingly, its sound bytes at rallies are not necessarily anti-BJP, but anti-Modi. Yet politics is a fickle affair. Banerjee may just be attacking Modi to appeal to her base only to join him once she has her own votes secured.
The same reticence can be found amongst the other party leaders. But regional parties are not the only ones who can stoke the passions of voters—painting vivid governance dreams with their words in order to gain votes—before making a cunning political move once elections are decided. The BJP is a player in this game too. Sitting in the chair of the ultimate BJP tactician, the magnetism of Modi is a trump card and there can be no better strategy for playing this ace, a crowd-pleasing albeit divisive politician: Win the crowd, win the votes, then ditch the liability.
I covered the election from the holy city of Varanasi, which Modi had chosen as his constituency, repurposing its power over the Hindu imagination, akin to that of Jerusalem, Rome or Mecca, to fit his politics of revival.
In the West, the charge that liberalism, or leftism, corresponds to the power of an entitled elite is relatively new and still contestable. In India, for decades to be left-wing or liberal was to belong to a monstrously privileged minority.
Until recently, there was no equivalent group on the right, no New England Republicans, no old-fashioned Tories. It was easy to feel that being left-wing was the province of a privileged few who had gone to university abroad, where they had picked up the latest political and intellectual fashions.
He revealed that a powerful segment of the country was living in a bubble. Nehru had always been clear: India was not going to become a modern country by being more authentically itself. Modi, inadvertently or deliberately, has created a bewildering mental atmosphere in which India now believes that the road to becoming South Korea runs through the glories of ancient India. In Modi suggested at a gathering of doctors and medical professionals in Mumbai that ancient Indians knew the secrets of genetic science and plastic surgery.
He has in every field, from politics and economics to Indology itself, privileged authenticity over ability, leading India down the road to a profound anti-intellectualism.
Modi now finds himself seeking to hold power in a climate of febrile nationalism, with a platform whose themes have much more to do with national security and profiting from recent tensions between India and Pakistan than with economic growth.
Yogi Adityanath had not been the face of the campaign. If he was known at all, it was for vile rhetoric, here imploring crowds to kill a hundred Muslims for every Hindu killed, there sharing the stage with a man who wanted to dig up the bodies of Muslim women and rape them. Modi has presided over a continuous assault on the grove of academe, where the unqualified and semiliterate have been encouraged to build their shanties. Academia in India was dogmatically left-wing, but rather than change its politics, Modi attacked the idea of qualification itself.
Modi is right to criticize an India in which modernity came to be synonymous with Westernization, so that all those ideas and principles that might have had universal valence became the preserve of those who were exposed to European and American culture. What Modi cannot—or will not—do is tell India the hard truth that if she wishes to be a great power, and not a Hindu theocracy, the medieval Indian past, mired in superstition and magic, must go under.
It is not enough to be more truly oneself. But to understand, to endorse with passionate conviction, and to love what we have left behind us is the only possible foundation for power.
The question of what is hers, and what has come from the outside, is a constant source of anxiety in India. A great civilization, like ours, cannot be subdued without the complicity of men on the inside, working against us.
Someone—I cannot say who—is controlling us, and there is but the difference of a syllable between vikas [development] and vinasha [ruin]. This young Hindu nationalist is part of a new generation of Indians, untouched by colonization, but not spared globalization. They live with a profound sense of being trifled with. Modi has won—and may yet win again—but to what end? His brand of populism has certainly served as a convincing critique of Indian society, of which there could be no better symbol than the Congress Party.
They have little to offer other than the dynastic principle, yet another member of the Nehru-Gandhi family. Modi is lucky to be blessed with so weak an opposition—a ragtag coalition of parties, led by the Congress, with no agenda other than to defeat him.
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