Re:India Bans Public Protests to Quell Rising Anger Against ...
by vijaysagar on Saturday December 21, 2019 @12:09AM
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Agree with the part about damage caused by demonetization.
>>Growth rate tanked. It's now lower than that of Pakistan which is ironic considering how much the current regime likes to use them as a distraction.
This, I disagree with. Do you have references?
>> Minorities are definitely not better off. Statements like that are just propaganda.
Which minorities? Citation needed.
Re:India Bans Public Protests to Quell Rising Anger Against ...
by nit_ on Saturday December 21, 2019 @04:37AM
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https://www.news18.com/news/business/indias-gdp-growth-hits-...
This was a few months ago. India's annual growth rate is still higher than Pakistan's. https://www.reuters.com/article/india-economy-gdp/update-2-i...
All minorities: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/20/world/asia/india-muslims-...
Re:India Bans Public Protests to Quell Rising Anger Against ...
by sbmthakur on Friday December 20, 2019 @08:44AM
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> Current govt caused the recession. The damage demonetisation did (especially to the poor) is painfully obvious. No significant upside. The reduction in economic activity was so pronounced that satellite images could pick up on it. Growth rate tanked. It's now lower than that of Pakistan which is ironic considering how much the current regime like to use them as a distraction.
Could you share any references for this?
Re:India Bans Public Protests to Quell Rising Anger Against ...
by nit_ on Friday December 20, 2019 @09:06AM
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This planet money episode explains it pretty well.
https://www.npr.org/2019/09/25/764433918/episode-770-when-in...
NBER report: https://scholar.harvard.edu/gopinath/publications/cash-and-e...
They're also responsible for the longest and the most number of internet shutdowns in the history of any democracy (It's still going on). Horrible civil rights record.
Minorities are definitely not better off. Statements like that are just propaganda.