The Myth of Policy Paralysis: A Rejoinder To T.C.A Srinivasa Raghavan

Is India Choosing Stagnation Over Reform?

Dear Reader,

Is Modi’s third term really about “policy paralysis”—or is India itself resisting change?

When 59% of Indians believe the farm laws were wrong, can any government push bold reforms without backlash?

This piece dismantles the myth that Modi’s government is unwilling to act.

The reality?

India isn’t stagnating because of inaction—it’s doing so by choice.

Welfare, state capacity, and hidden deregulation will define the next five years, not radical transformation.

Has India’s electorate trapped itself in inertia?