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> Western standards didn’t apply here. India had its own definition of democracy. I think this is core thrust of narrative of Indian state and its card carryin
by geodel 2y ago
> Western standards didn’t apply here. India had its own definition of democracy.
I think this is core thrust of narrative of Indian state and its card carrying supporters. On ideological part this of course makes sense. But practical aspect of cheap cost of informational bit vs physical bit that makes state so obsessed with this. As it makes so easily achievable.
It would be very much clear to anyone who do not spend whole life on social media dream world in India that physical infrastructure will not be reaching of western standards at least in this century. On the other hand informational infrastructure very much reachable if not already reached. Consider Indian companies do so much information /data processing for West already.
Hence all emphasis and obsession on narrative building.
- pm90 2y agoI disagree with the physical infrastructure bit. Indian Govt has invested massively in all kinds of infrastructure and they don’t seem to be slowing down. All of this has already paid off massive dividends and will continue to accelerate development.
- geodel 2y agoPhysical infrastructure will keep improving but at some point one has to have a sense of proportion on what is realistically possible. My three visits to India in past 2-3 years has given me first hand experience on how stunningly crappy infrastructure and system managing that infrastructure is compared to first world. To be fair though it may be better than lot of other poorer nations.