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Some hits, some misses in Modi's first term: Does he deserve a second one?

What precisely was expected from Modi? Surely, that's one fair way to judge how his government has done as he makes a bid for reelection next year

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Mihir S Sharma | Bloomberg
Four years ago this week, Narendra Modi was sworn in as India's prime minister amid the kind of excitement and expectation not seen in decades. Not for 30 years had a single party won an electoral majority. Modi's success, his rhetoric and his background all seemed like a decisive break with India's past -- one which many Indians were eager to embrace.

What precisely was expected from Modi? Surely, that's one fair way to judge how his government has done as he makes a bid for reelection next year. As far as economic policy goes -- which was where the previous