This would have been easier to believe ten years back. But, the last ten years have highlighted the single biggest threat to India's economic prosperity - a cri

This would have been easier to believe ten years back. But, the last ten years have highlighted the single biggest threat to India's economic prosperity - a crippled central government. In a country where most people still vote for Loksabha (central government) elections based on local and regional issues, national parties like the Congress and BJP are being increasingly held hostage by local groups with a narrow agenda. Now, no policy of national importance can be decided upon without engaging in significant back channel politics.