The government of Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh, were banking the benefits of the liberalisation. However, ethenic tensions were on rise within the country.

Both were often hijacked by the coalition partners, and the Singh govt hd become too corrupt. The attacks on 26-11 and the Anna Hazare movement made the last half of Singh's govt a debacle.

All of this contributed to the making of Modi, who had by then risen through ranks of BJP to the top job.

The rest of the book, analysizes the failings of Modi govt. which is a commentary on the current govt.

Shastri who lead India after Nehru, carried the same principles of the freedom struggle. But after his suspicious death. Indira, grabbed power.

Indira approach to congress was different from Shastri or Nehru. She at first undermined congress democray by splitting it up. And then the nationa...