India’s lethargy causes global anxiety

India’s new president, Pranab Mukherjee, is the epitome of the country’s politics—cautious and careful—at a time when India needs new thinking, creative reforms and bold initiatives. The world also needs a bolder India and has a huge stake in whether New Delhi can shake its lethargy. Mukherjee has been a fixture in Indian politics for decades. Born in Bengal in 1935, he has served as a cabinet minister in Congress Party governments since the rise of his first mentor Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. He was a star in her cabinets in the 1970s and 1980s.

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