Narendra Modi on Time’s cover page

In an article titled “Boy from the backyard”,in the forthcoming edition,the US magazines describes Modi as a “controversial,ambitious and shrewd politician”. It also mentions his series of day-long Sadbhavana fasts to reach out to the people of the state.

“It’s Modi in makeover mode: an act of self-purification,humility and bridge building in a state that is still traumatised by the Hindu-led anti-Muslim massacres of 10 years ago and the flawed investigations in their wake…,” the article says.

The Time magazine article says Modi is a firm,”no-nonsense leader” who can steer India out of a “mire of chronic corruption and inefficiency”.