Ramaswamy's pointers can reset conservatism

The White House hopeful has a 10-point list of truths' that could help US Republicans pivot to post-identity politics. Ideology can evolve. This truth shouldn't be lost on the Indian Right

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is conservatism, as a political credo, open to change? Edmund Burke, the 18th century thinker who laid down its basic principles in the West, held that the wisdom of past generations had to be upheld, society was composed of the living as well as the dead and unborn, and all social reform had to be gradual for the sake of stability. In Burke's country, the UK, the Conservative party in power has Rishi Sunak as its leader, a man of Indian descent who affirms his credentials with among other things-his tough stance on letting in settlers. In the US, Democrat Joe Biden is president, but the Republican party in search of power has found a new voice in Vivek Ramaswamy, another man of desi lineage who professes conservative ideology; he has lately grabbed attention by setting forth 10 snappy "truths": "God is real. There are two genders. Fossil fuels are a requirement for human prosperity. Reverse racism is racism. An open border is not a border. Parents determine the education of their children. The nuclear family is the greatest form of governance known