Why the India story could lose global appeal: It's the economy, stupid!

Key personages in the govt, and that includes the prime minister, must engage directly and actively to prevent the current downturn from morphing into 1980s-level growth rates, writes T N Ninan

No one can accuse the second Modi government of inaction. If anything, its first 100 days have seen frenetic activity — historic action in Jammu & Kashmir, lots of legislation passed through Parliament, and lots of summitry by the prime minister — Bhutan, G7, the UAE, Russia, etc. Coming up soon is China, after an address to the UN General Assembly. Also worth noting is the critical difference in tone and approach that has resulted from the replacement of the late Arun Jaitley by Amit Shah as No. 2 in the Cabinet. 

For all that, one is inclined to go