"The entire blueprint of the model exists...All that is required is an executive-administrative order from the union government for the provision of some fund from the government for its implementation," Jaswant Singh adds.
Eight essays in his book probe the developmental and political impasse of northeastern India that he visited during his days in the army.
"I fell in love with his beautiful land and its incredible beautiful people. But it sadly remains a forgotten frontier. That sums up the pain of the northeast. It suffers from deprivation of neglect and from this all other problem arises... What kind of a prime minister do we have who falsely designates himself a resident of Assam. That is the insult which causes me to say that this is a forgotten frontier," Jaswant Singh says, very conveniently forgetting that though a resident of Rajasthan, he represents Darjeeling in West Bengal in the Lok Sabha.
The change in BJP has been faster in the last few years to keep up with the young India. "When we talk of change within the BJP, then the change in the psyche and expectations of the new generation of Indians have outstripped the pace of change in BJP," Jaswant Singh says.
