It’s been an eventful three and a half years with the Narendra Modi government and if one thing stands out apart from its achievements, real and self-proclaimed, it is an increasing disrespect for and debasing of institutions. When BJP-run states banned cattle slaughter, for instance, they permitted vigilante groups to enforce the ban in concert with the police. This is a potentially toxic partnership because vigilantes, even the most well-meaning, have a tendency to take the law into the