What is common is the idea of the nation-state as something to toy with, to make war or common cause, as the political forces please. The Opposition has no face yet, and at the regional level the differences are one too many. Between September 2013 and May 2014, Modi had attended 400-plus rallies and there were many “3D rallies” too. The Opposition parties need to hurry up and set up that coordination committee and the Delhi-based secretariat that will manage their unified campaign. In fact, if you say “India" over and over again and very quickly, after a while it begins to sound like “NDA, NDA, NDA”.

Source: The Telegraph July 30, 2023 09:13 UTC