In another news India's number of AIDS patients are fallen by 57%. See other statistics and you will realize that addressing malnourishment, infant mortality rates, middle class expansion all are underway together.
I remember reading that the malnourishment problem in India has gotten worse, not better.
I mean saying what you just said is exactly identical to the following:
1) Bill Clinton may have been a great president but the fact that his personal life was not up to mark clearly shows that he was a complete failure in life.
2) Sure it is nice that we have so many new entrepreneurs in China but the fact that they don't have democracy is important and we shouldn't forget that.
The tradeoff between between spending money on high speed internet and spending money on the malnourished children is lessened by spending it on the internet.
The internet helps grow the infrastructure that helps the malnourished children sustain the rest of their lives.
You don't deserve a downvote, it's a valid point. I wish the downvoting system on here required a reason.
Give her a little more time, just might leave you in awe!
How long is this excuse going to get trotted out? There are enough examples of countries (South Korea, China for example) out there that went through the process of colonization, liberation and have still been able to get more people out of poverty and move faster up the ladder.
That's a very valid question, and just like you, I also bristle at this excuse sometimes. But you have to remember: India is not a homogenous country; with 15(?) official languages, 1000 different dialects, 100s of ethnic groups, etc. it is very difficult to steer the country as one. Despite the chaos and anarchy, India is making progress. And India's progress is not a forced one like China's (which is "unstable" in an equilibrium way). India just needs a couple of smart, good leaders. Unfortunately, the cult of personality is strong in politics, and it's holding the country back.
Other Asian countries whose economies grew rapidly under non-democratic governments, like Taiwan and South Korea, moved to democracies after the populace had attained a certain level of wealth and education. I would guess that China is headed down that same path. To put it figuratively, rather than being surpassed by the tortoise in the long run, the hare turned into a tortoise after it had sprinted ahead, allowing it to have the best of both worlds.
Maybe the solution is to have a looser confederation where states can experiment economically to figure out what works for them? This might get some places develop faster.