> However, on the economic front, India is really moving in the right direction - Focusing on Startups and business friendly policy changes, making brand India

> However, on the economic front, India is really moving in the right direction - Focusing on Startups and business friendly policy changes, making brand India attractive to the world (FDI), The red tapes that should not have exist in first place but yes step in right direction. > passing the GST (massive task and looking to be implemented pretty quickly come April), Its reduction in tax burden (allegedly). > introduction of UPI [1] (this will definitely move the country forward to a more cashless economy), integration of all the digital services (Aadhaar, Digital Locker, etc), More surveillance ? That will only be used for good, right ? > black money declaration schemes and prosecutions (The situation on the ground is actually changing, people are much more scared of hoarding black money now) Depends on who is hoarding. If its your local shop, government has no right to interfere unless what they get from the government is more than what they pay in taxes. You misunderstand my previous comment. I am saying government is like a mob that extort money in return for not f__king your shit up (and that is puttign it lightly). And Indian Governments (from 1950-today) are the biggest the world has ever seen, actively exploiting billion people. I dont think government has inherent right/duty to tax its people or to assume the duty of developing infrastructure etc. In my opinion government has only two task 1. Defend its people. 2. Maximizing profit for its natural resources. Everything else should be left at competing private companies.