New Delhi, July 30 -- Those who visited the protest site at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, or turned to Instagram to watch compelling reels of the boisterous gathering, could hardly have escaped the impression that the high-voltage agitation was directed not so much against Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan as against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Was the Jantar Mantar protest choreographed? Some people, brought up on a heavy dose of Congress beliefs, maintain that there was a foreign hand behind the uprising. They argue that such a well-organised and seemingly spontaneous movement was beyond the capabilities of Indians. But then who could have been involved? Americans, the Chinese, Pakistanis, or the Russians? Many loyalists blame Chin...