India punches below its weight, failing to achieve what it could and should be doing. It has the vast potential of a population of over a billion people, abundant natural resources and an ancient culture, yet it constantly disappoints admirers and validates the views of critics. These failings have generated a widespread clamour for a better India, which led to Narendra Modi being elected India's prime minister. In this updated edition, Implosion looks at Modi's agenda for change and discusses how this could begin to reverse the years of drift that are described and analysed throughout the book.