If Modi wants to be seen as a true statesman, he must deliver on the promises he has made to the world, even if this doesn’t reap dividends politically at home.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has an opportunity to elevate himself as a global statesman, something he so badly wants to be perceived as. But that would come at a cost he must pay — a refusal to succumb to the lure of easy votes.
The Prime Minister made several commendable promises at the recently-concluded COP27 talks, one of which was that non-fossil fuel sources would make up half of India’s energy mix by 2030. This would certainly be a great achievement. However, back home, government officials and ministers have been undermining those promises.
TCA Sharad Raghavan 