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Corruption is worse in India than China, and that's problem one. Not coincidentally, growth in India has generally been slower (until recently) and just dropped

Corruption is worse in India than China, and that's problem one. Not coincidentally, growth in India has generally been slower (until recently) and just dropped. And India may be devolving into a theocracy. Not the most attractive example.

virtuabhi 9y ago
Are you nuts?
knowThySelfx 9y ago
Not sure that's an informative answer. Can't always trust what the MSM says. Not sure from where you got such a notion.
Nomentatus 9y ago
It always surprises me what surprises people. Peeps, how about a little bibliography if you're going to downvote? A downvote isn't supposed to mean "I wish that weren't true, so it can't be." Too close to call on corruption https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/interactive/2011/dec/01/world-corruption-index-transparency-international-map https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/interactive/2011/d... Theocracy, read about the BJP, and restriction of freedom of the press around religion. This might be a start: Censoring Indian History By Audrey Truschke Posted 27th July 2017, 11:50 Laws against religious offence in India have altered the writing and understanding of the nation’s past. In the end, I made numerous wording changes to both books and, most dramatically, in Aurangzeb I cut several sentences that outlined Shivaji’s caste background and relations with Brahmins, the priestly caste, topics which are especially sensitive to those who subscribe to the modern mythology of Shivaji. In addition, the publisher declined to publish a map in the Indian edition of Aurangzeb showing the extent of the Mughal Empire, noting that a prison term can now await those who publish maps of India without first gaining government approval. Religious (and nationalist) sentiments are increasingly trumping historical truth in modern India. Audrey Truschke is the author of Aurangzeb: The Life and Legacy of India’s Most Controversial King (Stanford University Press, 2017) and Culture of Encounters: Sanskrit at the Mughal Court (Columbia University Press, 2016). http://www.historytoday.com/audrey-truschke/censoring-indian-history http://www.historytoday.com/audrey-truschke/censoring-indian...

virtuabhi 9y ago

Are you nuts?

knowThySelfx 9y ago

Not sure that's an informative answer. Can't always trust what the MSM says. Not sure from where you got such a notion.

Nomentatus 9y ago

It always surprises me what surprises people. Peeps, how about a little bibliography if you're going to downvote? A downvote isn't supposed to mean "I wish that weren't true, so it can't be." Too close to call on corruption https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/interactive/2011/dec/01/world-corruption-index-transparency-international-map https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/interactive/2011/d... Theocracy, read about the BJP, and restriction of freedom of the press around religion. This might be a start: Censoring Indian History By Audrey Truschke Posted 27th July 2017, 11:50 Laws against religious offence in India have altered the writing and understanding of the nation’s past. In the end, I made numerous wording changes to both books and, most dramatically, in Aurangzeb I cut several sentences that outlined Shivaji’s caste background and relations with Brahmins, the priestly caste, topics which are especially sensitive to those who subscribe to the modern mythology of Shivaji. In addition, the publisher declined to publish a map in the Indian edition of Aurangzeb showing the extent of the Mughal Empire, noting that a prison term can now await those who publish maps of India without first gaining government approval. Religious (and nationalist) sentiments are increasingly trumping historical truth in modern India. Audrey Truschke is the author of Aurangzeb: The Life and Legacy of India’s Most Controversial King (Stanford University Press, 2017) and Culture of Encounters: Sanskrit at the Mughal Court (Columbia University Press, 2016). http://www.historytoday.com/audrey-truschke/censoring-indian-history http://www.historytoday.com/audrey-truschke/censoring-indian...