I recently saw Vasundhara Raje in a BBC India Hardtalk session and she came across as a fascinating politician. It’s not easy to field questions by Karan Thapar or to get angry with him but she did both. I also don’t really like close-mouthedness in any person so it’s really surprising that she did two things: managed to come off as an enigma and as a captivating person.

Suave politicians and India? I thought the words were mutually exclusive.