This time last year, globalisation's Brahmins were drowning their sorrows in snowbound Davos, mourning the loss of their star performer, the US. The Chinese president, who was the plenary speaker at Davos in 2017, brought his own brand of snake oil: globalisation with Chinese characteristics. It was only after some serious penitence by the World Economic Forum ( WEF ) that Modi relented.Davos did not disappoint. Modi pumped flesh, talked business, answered all questions, referred to people by their first names, almost like a Davos junkie. He has to find the right language to say the same things at home.Modi in Davos is a slightly different Modi.

Source: Economic Times January 24, 2018 17:26 UTC