A political desert

A deep gloom descended on me as I watched President Obama debate Mitt Romney in the first of this American election’s debates last week and for the oddest reason. Hearing them present their views on the economy, governance, healthcare and education made me brood over how many Indian political leaders could hold their own in such a debate. It did not cheer me up when the list I came up with did not get beyond the fingers of one hand. In it featured a couple of chief ministers and a couple of Cabinet ministers.

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