The government has not had a successful 10 days. Last week, its legal strategy to deny fundamental rights to Indian citizens fell apart after a nine-judge Supreme Court Constitution bench unanimously upheld a right to privacy. The next day a Bharatiya Janata Party government in Haryana was unable to maintain law and order after the conviction of a religious leader for rape, leading to widespread violence despite knowing it was likely in advance. On Wednesday, a report from the Reserve Bank of Indiaconfirmed what had long been suspected: That demonetisation has been an economic failure, with very few benefits at a steep cost. And on Thursday, it emerged that the economy is also on shaky territory, with Gross Domestic Product growth down to 5.7% in the first quarter of 2017