NEW DELHI, March 11 -- The present government seems to be pressing all the right buttons to return for a third term. They are projecting the prime minister as a powerful figure in the international arena while also showing that all welfare schemes at home stem from his office. They have used the' religion card' extremely well and have shown themselves, whether truthfully or falsely, as a party above corruption.

All's fair in love or war, and I guess the same applies to politics, but an angle where they are seen wanting is their dialogue with dissent.

Here, they have no dialogue whatsoever, and this could be their Achilles heel.

In a democracy, your strength is recognised by how you handle dissent. Unfortunately, most powerful leaders u...