A lot is being said about what Rahul Gandhi said to the Press today about India's democratic status. To me, the most interesting take-away from it was that after he was done speaking, he turned to the two gentlemen standing on either side of him and asked if they wanted to add...

...anything. After all is said and done, after all the theatrics are filtered, after all the cosplay and all the photo-ops, it is the little things that demonstrate what leadership means. It's not authority, it's not "kya bolta hai!", and it's not the ability to create acronyms.

It is the simple ability to go around the room and seek opinions to try and form consensus. If Narendra Modi had this little quality, the farmers protest would not be happening right now. Rahul Gandhi may have fifty problems, but his ability to listen puts him leagues ahead of...

...our present PM. This isn't an endorsement of Rahul Gandhi, but it's definitely an appreciation of a quality he has that is sorely lacking in the present ruling dispensation. I don't expect the "too much democracy" brigade to understand this though. Go ahead, call me Congressi.