Over 4,000 COVID-19 orphaned children will get a monthly stipend of Rs 4,000, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he unveiled Rs 10 lakh support under the PM Cares for Children Scheme, on his government's anniversary in power. While the Modi government appears to have checked several key boxes on its agenda, multiple challenges remain - both at home and abroad - for the two remaining years of its term. As India's retail inflation tracks a eight-year high, and unemployment is at 7%, is the Indian economy really in a better place than it was eight years ago?