In the sixth year of the Narendra Modi era, long
enough to move past the sins of governments past, the economy is moving in slow
motion. The government spent the first term blaming poor economic indicators,
especially the health of public sector banks, on the crony capitalist lending
practises the UPA fostered. Now it has no one but itself to blame for the 5 per
cent growth of the last quarter. Indications from RBI and analysis by
economists suggest little or no chance of revival in the cur