We, the people of India...

You would have read headlines stating that India's coming elections are crucial and the results are vital for its future. This is true, but it's always been true. Ever since I became eligible to vote, I've seen nine general elections, which were exceptionally important and crucial for India's future. Each one changed India's future, for better or for worse. Twenty years ago, when this magazine was not even two years old, we did a cover story titled 'Make your portfolio politics proof'. We were a very small team then, so I did the story with one or two colleagues. In that story, we laid down some ground rules for mutual fund investing that would make your investments relatively immune to political upheavals. Or so I thought at the time. I was wrong, and the next 10 years showed th