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Let's not forget that before the 1990s, there were the partitions with Pakistan and Pakistan-Bangladesh, Indira Gandhi's seizure of power ... > 400 million Ind
by wolverine876 3y ago
Let's not forget that before the 1990s, there were the partitions with Pakistan and Pakistan-Bangladesh, Indira Gandhi's seizure of power ...
> 400 million Indians still make less than many sub-saharan African nations.
Yes, and they are more important than all the programmers in Bangalore. Also, non-Hindu Indians, including those who are Muslim, are relegated to second-class status (which also must affect their economic opportunity).
- suslik 3y ago> they are more important than all the programmers in Bangalore. What do you mean by this?
- wolverine876 3y agoI mean that much of the focus on India is on the "programmers in Bangalore" (which I'm using as a metaphor for the general economic boom). The people who remain in poverty are much more important, a much higher priority, IMHO. I'm not criticizing the economic boom per se - it provides resources that have allowed huge numbers to escape poverty.
- leosanchez 3y ago> Yes, and they are more important than all the programmers in Bangalore. This doesn't make any sense. > Also, non-Hindu Indians, including those who are Muslim, are relegated to second-class status (which also must affect their economic opportunity). This is not true.
- wolverine876 3y ago> This is not true. Perhaps you'd like to offer some more depth? There is lots and lots of evidence otherwise. For example, India's program of 'reclaiming' Muslim land for Hindu temples.