I'd love to think so, but its unrealistic to think India will suddenly mature or that global oppinions of it will change.

Ridiculous court cases caused by the religious anti-hate speech laws have prevented basic health and safety concerns from being addressed: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_speech_laws_in_India

Nevermind the severe pollution of the Ganges (a sacred river) that has gone unmitigated. Its hard to build when the underlying infrastructure delivers dirty water, unreliable power and poor transport infrastructure.

There is vast potential in India, but short of a miracle the pervasive corruption will continue to stunt societal development :c

The Ganges doesn't provide water to the whole of India. Southern India has its own water sources and there are a whole host of industries there.

Are the water sources in Southern India safe to drink?

Wrt the Ganges, iirc there was a project started a few years ago that was supposed to clean it up, yet the river is still dirty as ever. For what is such a revered river, you think that the clean up would be a prime priority.

Ganga is an outlier when it comes to how polluted it is. Most water sources with settlements nearby aren't safe for drinking but most river's tributaries are relatively clean and safe for drinking (after some processing). According to wikipedia: "The Ganges suffers from extreme pollution levels, caused by the 400 million people who live close to the river". South Indian rivers are much, much more cleaner but almost all of it used for irrigation.