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The screams from Manipur are louder and clearer because of Modi’s silence. There are good reasons why patriotic Indians can’t ignore the unfolding disaster in the country’s easternmost state.

Fiscal discipline holds on paper, but the number is propped up by higher borrowing and revenue sources that are far from stable.
It’s never a good sign when your foreign minister needs a lobbyist to meet US officials. The recent events signal a breakdown in the Modi government’s ability to operate in today’s Washington through its own machinery.
It is the logical consequence of foreign policy built on a decade of illusion rather than the realities of power. The question is whether anyone in the government has the courage to admit it.