Less than a week after Prime Minister Narendra Modi struck several high notes at the US Congress in Washington, speaking of technology transfer, defence and space, and looking ahead at creating a new world order, back at home in Bhopal, he reverted to a well-worn theme of the ’80s, complex and divisive —the need for a uniform civil code. In the mid ’80s, it had unleashed forces which finally devoured the government of Rajiv Gandhi who had come to power with an unprecedented 414-member majority in the Lok Sabha. Modi works towards winning a third term in office riding on...