India under a right-wing government

Since 2014, India is having its first brush with a proper right-wing government under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi. After decades of rule by the centre-left Indian National Congress, the mood in the country has turned distinctly towards the right, with the BJP controlling 20+ constituent states in the Indian union. While foreign policy has been a major positive for the present dispensation, with growing relationship between the US and India, and also the mature way in which India dealt with the Doklam issue stand out. India's entry into various elite clubs, except for the NSG, also point toward the same. The economy presents a mixed picture. While the 2016 demonetization has largely been detrimental to the cash based indian economy, its effects have already been proven to be short term, while the introduction of India's biggest tax reform since independence, the GST, has also been put in place. While the World Bank and the IMF paint a glorios picture of the future of the Indian economy, only time will be the judge in matters such as these. The Narendra Modi government has been repeatedly accused of fomenting communal violence, a charge it would do well to defend itself. Also, the BJP must resist the hijacking of its developmental agenda by the religious zealots who now call the their home.