I found this article very informative for an outsider: http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21600106-he-will-probably-become-indias-next-prime-minister-does-n

I found this article very informative for an outsider: http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21600106-he-will-probably-become-indias-next-prime-minister-does-not-mean-he-should-be-can-anyone http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21600106-he-will-proba... I'm not advocating the conclusions or opinions in the article (I simply don't know enough, and I know this article was controversial too), but it's an interesting read.