India, June 15 -- As Prime Minister Narendra Modi completes twelve years in office, becoming India's longest-serving Prime Minister in independent India's history, assessments of his legacy continue to evoke both admiration and criticism

With completion of twelve years in office, Shiri Narendra Modi has become the longest serving Prime Minister of independent India. He has proved to be a transformational leader who has restored national confidence, accelerated development and elevated India's standing in the world. Critics question aspects of his governance, institutional approach and political style. Yet beyond the partisan debate lies a larger and more enduring question: what has India become after twelve years of the Modi era?

The an...