When Swadeshi Becomes a Performance: The Real-Life Modi vs His “Go Local” Doctrine
Modi’s speech this evening, as India gears up for GST 2.0, had the usual Swadeshi refrain: “Use Indian products. Trust Indian goods. Promote Indian industries.” Noble. Inspiring. Necessary — if the person speaking lived by those words in every part of life. But the man who demands the nation buy...









