India, Oct. 7 -- History is being made. Indians don't just want good governance; they want governance that feels like devotion. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is completing 25 years in executive office. This is not just a silver jubilee. Why? Because "reaching the heights is not the marvel; staying there is." Modi first assumed office as Chief Minister of Gujarat on October 7, 25 years ago; since then, he has taken politics to new heights.

A former tea seller who began his political career with a staunch right-wing Hindu revivalist organisation, Modi, while invoking Mahatma Gandhi in one speech, emphasised that "the only solution to every problem is economic development - without it, India's future will not change." Through his working sty...