I know this article is about Indian tech workers living in the US but it seems part of a broader trend in Indian society. I'm not Indian but I have worked and

I know this article is about Indian tech workers living in the US but it seems part of a broader trend in Indian society. I'm not Indian but I have worked and lived in India for a long time. In my opinion this problem is getting worse. In the same way that American society is increasingly bimodal, wealth and power are further concentrating in the upper echelons of Indian society. From an outsider's perspective it seems like within the two peaks competition has increased, so insiders will feel like the country has become increasingly meritocratic and technocratic. What I think has happened instead is that the wealthiest, most autocratic families have seen competition tighten, but the overall wealth concentrated at the top has increased dramatically. I don't know what the long-term effects will be on Indian society but it's going to become an existential problem if not addressed at some point.