10. For years India has followed a policy of not being in any camp, but since 2014 this has been overtly mercenary.

We are a country with no real allies, and our misguided attempts at bullying our neighbours means that we& #39;re also largely alone even in South Asia.

11. The consequences of 6 years of diplomatic dramabazi, of the horrific mismanagement of the economy, and the gutting of our reputation as a stable, peacefully inclined state, of mobs and murders, has left us deeply crippled.

This is the big story, which we should not miss.