Could Modi 3.0 lead India to better times?
Now that the din, noise and recriminations surrounding the 2024 Indian General Elections are over and Modi 3.0 is ready to roll out, may we get on with our lives and hope for better times ahead? Even the worst detractors of PM Modi cannot deny the fact that he has won what is a very creditable and almost unprecedented third term, falling short of a clear majority by 30 odd seats- a reasonably large shortfall, but not an alarming one (we have seen far worse in the past that proved to be remarkably stable).
While he may not have performed in accordance with the exceedingly high standards he set for himself, Modi has fared better than most political leaders around the world would have, when placed in a similar situation. It is, in fact, better that we have a much chastised (hopefully) Modi 3.0 shorn of hubris and arrogance which can get on with the unfinished business of making India the thirds largest economy in the world in the process ensuring that there is more broad based economic growth that benefits the masses, especially the young people.
A continuity of the governments policies would ensure that country maintains and indeed steps up the growth trajectory it is on. An economically stronger India would not only provide for its people, but would also help strengthen its geo-strategic position especially against arch-rival China, by shoring up and securing the nation’s defenses against any external threats.
India is the fastest growing large economy in the world and is all poised to have its moment in the sun and become a breakout nation at last. The relatively strong and stable coalition government that will be sworn in on the 9th of June is well positioned to oversee that quantum leap in the nation’s fortune. A strengthened opposition on its part can be the watchdog of the nation’s democracy by ensuring that the government delivers what is expected of it by the people of India.
