What is the lure of a government job? The answer is India's worst kept secret: Job security. And among the many government jobs desperately sought after is in the armed forces. Which is why the riots by aspiring armed forces job seekers against the government's Agnipath scheme should not really be surprising, points out Harishchandra.

'There are too many competent people better suited and poised to take on Modi. The Gandhis are not among them,' argues Harishchandra.