.IN INDIA NATIONAL elections are impending. Electors are actually anticipated to visit the polls in April and May. Narendra Modi, the prime minister, expects to succeed a 3rd phrase in office. To that end he has actually been highlighting his religious dedication. On January 22nd Mr Modi ushered in a brand new temple to Ram, in Ayodhya, a north city strongly believed through enthusiasts to be that Hindu god's birthplace. The temple was actually built on land recently filled by a centuries-old mosque, which was taken apart through a Hindu-nationalist mob in 1992. Resolving a group of supporters after the ceremony, which marked the off the record begin of his advocate re-election, Mr Modi professed the brand new development was actually "certainly not only a spiritual temple" however "a temple of India's sight, approach and also direction". What did he imply?