Delhi’s air is unhealthy the year round, but in December and January it’s poisonous. If the BJP were to measurably improve Delhi’s air quality, it would have bragging rights to something other than its natural talent for division. The failure to improve Delhi’s air is frustrating because Delhi’s government has, in living memory, improved air quality through efficiently implemented policy. The one time Delhi’s residents experienced marked improved air quality during this Modi interregnum was not through policy but catastrophe. In ‘normal’ times, though (if Delhi’s toxic winter can be considered normal), the BJP’s response to apocalyptic levels of air pollution is stout denial.

Source: The Telegraph December 21, 2025 06:54 UTC