Hard to generalize about a country of over a billion people but in many areas of India there is a strong sense of “keep money in the family” which is why they l

Hard to generalize about a country of over a billion people but in many areas of India there is a strong sense of “keep money in the family” which is why they like to hire their cousins. That’s also why even marrying first cousins is so common in certain areas. In the south, about 25% of people marry their first cousin. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cousin_marriage#India https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cousin_marriage#India