Anti-national politics

It is a dirty picture. No, we are not referring to the title of the new Hindi film released in India earlier this week. We are referring to the state of Indian politics. Late on Saturday, the chief minister of West Bengal claimed that the finance minister of the government of India had assured her that the Centre would put the issue of allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand organized retail on hold, pending the evolution of a political consensus. Reading a cross-section of opinion on this matter, in the English language media in India that is, one is stumped by the extent of passion and emotion that has been brought to bear on the subject unburdened by any rigour.

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