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An evidence-led commentary on governance, geopolitics, protests and India’s equity-market journey  |  17 October 2026 Figure 1. Annotated weekly Nifty 50 chart supplied by Trade With Quant / TradingView. Dates indicate geopolitical and policy events; correlations are not causal proof. A stronger India is being built — but its strength should be measured, not merely proclaimed Since 2014, India has undergone changes that are visible in payment systems, roads, electricity access, digital services, public investment and international diplomacy. Supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party see these developments as evidence of a more confident nation willing to put its own interests first. That interpretation deserves serious consideration. It also deserves the discipline of evidence: a national transformation cannot be established by slogans, and no government should be immune from scrutiny. The relevant question in October 2026 is not whether...