India, Sept. 28 -- Tough times are testing the most resilient of leaders globally. Despite the nation being confronted with serial adversities, Modi 2.0 retains and compounds the Prime Minister's political capital by powering on with the reforms agenda, regardless of the clamour by "compulsive contrarians", as the late Arun Jaitley referred to the Opposition.

Since the lockdown, the Centre has pressed ahead with a series of incremental reforms: From the Atmanirbharta series to the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the trilogy of agriculture reforms. Then there are the three new Bills intended to consolidate social security for migrant labourers, which will impact 80 per cent of the population employed in the informal sector. The s...