Day 1,670: ideologue, overdo, erratic, acolyte, brash, dash

Or consider economic stability, which depends on the management of the economy by internationally credible technocrats, not bjp ideologues. You can overdo how much store companies put by the rule of law—they invested in China for decades. But if decision-making becomes authoritarian and erratic as Mr Modi grows old and isolated, and if institutions are weakened, firms will grow warier of deploying huge sums of capital.

As he stands at the ceremony at Ayodhya before admirers and acolytes—the leaders of India’s new, brash, nationalistic elite—does Mr Modi see this danger?

If Mr Modi fails, the hopes of 1.4bn people and the prospects for the brightest spot in the world economy will be dashed.

Narendra Modi’s illiberalism may imperil India’s economic progress

Artwork of the day 
Overdose
Michel Majerus
Date: 1997
Style: Neo-Pop Art
Genre: figurative

Word of the day 
ideologue: a person who believes very strongly in particular principles and tries to follow them carefully
overdo: to do something in a way that is too extreme:
erratic: moving or behaving in a way that is not regular, certain, or expected: changing suddenly and unexpectedly:
acolyte: anyone who follows or helps another person, or someone who helps a priest in some religious ceremonies
brash: (of people) showing too much confidence and too little respect:
dash: to hit with great force, esp. causing damage: to move quickly:

Quote of the day
“liberty, which means resisting all forms of cultural authoritarianism, be it from the right wing church, black ideologues, black nationalists, or mainstream white media. We have to accent liberty and freedom of expression and thought in all their forms.”

― Cornel West