Tom Friedman's take on what the election results really mean (New York Times). He says that unless the reforms and their benefits reach the poorest villagers, India cannot truly shine and that the BJP defeat was not an anti-reform wave but rather a 'more effective reform' need.

[The Houston Chronicle is also carrying the essay but while the original title in the NYT is 'Making India Shine', the Houstonians retitled it to 'India through an 'untouchable's' eyes'.]