The political economy of incoherence

Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar only spoke what is now obvious even to the most casual observer. The Union cabinet has for all practical purposes ceased to work as a coherent group. Ministers often speak at cross-purposes and disagreements often delay, if not derail, legislation. Large swathes of policymaking are now out of the purview of the cabinet, with “civil society” groups being agenda setters. Government decision-making, slow even at the best of times, is now in a state of paralysis.

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