Its educational woes have provoked a push towards broad reform.
The Obama administration unveiled a broad reform plan in June.
Mr Modi's government needs to push broad reform, not just individual targets.
Because of the political peril of touching Social Security, broad reform demands bipartisan support.
One study found that in 20 of 22 competitive congressional races, candidates favouring broad reform defeated hardliners.
When Congress last debated broad reform, in 2007, populist energy was on the side of those opposing amnesty for illegal immigrants.
But there is no way to build public consensus for broad reform without first reversing the lavish tax breaks for the rich.
But a study by America's Voice found that in 20 of 22 competitive congressional races, candidates favouring broad reform defeated hardliners.
Candidate McCain should be working overtime on a broad reform agenda — education reform, health insurance reform, tax reform, government reform, Wall Street reform.
So while the two Democrats go at it over the next couple of months, Candidate McCain should be laying out a broad reform agenda.
He urges a broad reform of the disastrous health care provided veterans in a system that requires soldiers to endlessly wait in line for often inadequate treatment.
