SAARC Leaders Meet in Delhi: Did Modi And Sharif as Democrats Transcend Borders to Unite Against The Pak Army?

(Modi took a bold step and invited SAARC leaders for his swearing in ceremony as PM. Nawaz Sharif, who met Modi found the talks more fruitful than expected. Was there more than what meets the eye in their talk?)
  

The Bold Invitation by Mr Modi

Modi won a landslide victory in the recently concluded elections in India. While that was a surprise, his invitations to all the SAARC heads of governments to grace his swearing in ceremony was a bigger surprise for one and all. Almost as an export, the surprise even landed in Pakistan.

How Did The BJP/Modi Manage to Get a Landslide Victory in The 2014 Elections in India?

The Historic Victory

The BJP/Modi has won India's general elections 2014. It has been termed a landslide victory. Leaving the Congress to do the job of reflection, it went for a celebration.
But then, while the results surprised both the BJP and the Congress by the scale of the victory, it surprised pollsters with the correctness of their predictions (after getting it wrong twice before). By ending normalised coalition politics and the canvassing on the lines of cast, ethnicity and creed, and beginning assurance of development for all and use of technology, it also created history.

Is This The End of The Congress Party/Gandhi Family And Will India Become a One Party State?

Indian Election Results And The Post Election Fever

Disaster struck again on the Gandhi family and the Congress party of India, when the election 2014 verdict mercilessly went to the BJP.
After the results came out, as if compelled to follow suit, the usually recluse Gandhi family came out too. With a glee reporters expected to feast on the press conference. However, in the short and sweet expose, the Gandhis just repeated 'I am responsible'. But then, not all were happy. While the reporters fumed at the lack of a juicy press conference, BJP fumed at the lack of mention of their beloved savoir, Mr Modi by name. Not making a head or tail out of the junior Gandhi's smile on the sad occasion, body language expert saw an enigma akin to that of the Mona Lisa. Although not quite planned, at least for publicity, all three 'acts' were the talk of the town.

Why do Indians Resent The Coverage of Modi by The Western Media Houses Like CNN, The Economist, BBC et al?

The Free Speech And The Anger

With the Internet, and therefore freedom of speech not quite well developed or developed in the controlled print alone, Indian English media feasted on stories criticising Modi for more than 10 years. Although as an episode, 2002 Gujarat riots dint go unnoticed in the West during the cyberspace's infancy, coinciding with it becoming an adult and as surprising as a socialist bud blossoming in the capitalist space, the feast metamorphosed into a 'starter' in the West when Modi started his ascent for the PMs office.