Making sense of Rahul Gandhi’s politics Updated: Updated: March 15, 2021 11:04 IST Despite a hostile political environment, the Congress has not swerved hard to the right or the left Share Article AAA Despite a hostile political environment, the Congress has not swerved hard to the right or the left For the past seven years, a vibrant cottage industry has emerged in India that can be divided into two unequal halves: the first offering political advice gratis to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and the second vigorously writing him off into political exile. However, this industry has failed to help us understand why the Gandhi scion continues to remain a danger to the evolving empire of the BJP. In part, this is because most commentators lack a big picture view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘New India’ — a picture that is only now revealing itself and must be grasped in 3D.