“There is a surprising consensus within the Indian political system regarding economics. There is no disagreement between the Congress and the BJP about the economy along Western left–right lines. All parties are statist, suspicious of free markets, wary of close association with big business (though relying on them for backhanded financial support), generous with entitlements and reservations, and not overly concerned with fiscal responsibility. The traditional right– left divide is drawn across secular–Hindu nationalist lines, not economic ideology.”