Modi and His Challenges

Taking India by storm, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been one of the most talked about figures all around the world. His enigmatic persona and his forceful leadership have created a polarized world where some idolize him, while others question his motives and methods. In an attempt to break the myths around who Narendra Modi really is, the author attempts to take us through a journey of the leader's life, his political aspirations, his growth within the party, his remarkable stint in Gujarat and his performance over the last two years in Delhi. The author identifies the many formidable challenges Modi faces as the leader of the world's largest democracy that is in the midst of a complex transition and recommends measures that Modi must implement to deliver on his promises, thereby enabling India to realize its true potential.

Rajiv Kumar, one of India leading economists, is presently a Senior Fellow, at the Center for Policy Research, (Delhi) and Chancellor of the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (Pune). He is also the Founding Director of Pahle India Foundation (Delhi), a non-profit think tank. In the past, he has worked with the Government of India, Asian Development Bank, and with CII and FICCI, the two apex chambers of commerce and industry in India. He was the Director and CEO of ICRIER, one of the leading economic think tanks in the country. He was also a member of Government of India's National Security Advisory Board and currently serves on the boards of several reputed think tanks, both in India and abroad. Author of several books, he is a widely read columnist and influential commentator on current economic policy issues. Dr. Kumar has a D.Phil. in Economics from Oxford University and a Ph.D. from Lucknow University