> Everything south of United States had the same or if not worse level of exploitation as a European colony. Every large country south of the United States (ce

> Everything south of United States had the same or if not worse level of exploitation as a European colony. Every large country south of the United States (certainly anything approaching the size of India) has been independent for at least 100 more years than India [1]. India gained independence in 1947. There are plenty of people alive in India today who were born as British subjects. You did refer to this in the sense of "...most of these countries are independent for a bit longer"; I happen to think the difference is significant. That being said, I did say "we should let bygones be bygones" in my comment, and share your attitude about moving forward. But part of moving forward is defining your own identity. The point I want to make is that jugaad has causes and not very pleasant ones; and that Indians should not embrace the stereotype thrust upon them by breathless news articles that just discovered a word for "hack" in a new language. This...should not be controversial. ----------------- [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decolonization_of_the_Americas#/media/File:Americas_independence_map.PNG https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decolonization_of_the_Americas...