Most external people forget that India is closer to the model of Europe with a united monetary policy than a US or China or any individual countries it is compared to. Each province is big enough to be a country in itself, has significant power and provincial politics are as diverse as the spectrum of governments across Europe (there's actually an elected communist government in a province). The ruling coalition nationally doesn't enjoy rule in majority of the provinces and indeed has little line sight to it.
Therefore, sitting inside India, it's really funny to see outside columnists trying to paint broad generalizations of Indian politics.
Therefore, sitting inside India, it's really funny to see outside columnists trying to paint broad generalizations of Indian politics.