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A small note on India and how to analyze it.


India is unique. India is different. India is actually very unique. There are no other possible comparisons in the world except China.

There are two very important and super critical factors that differentiate India from most of the rest of the world, and most especially from developed countries. I can't emphasize them enough. They are:

1. More than 50% of India lives in villages. It is unlikely to change in next decades.

2. Indian population EXCEEDS a billion.


Anybody who wants to pontificate on policy matters should keep these two factors firmly in mind before they start their blind adoption of western strategies.

We all want India to be a developed country; however the path that will make India a developed country is and will be totally different from the strategies used in US, Europe, Singapore, or anywhere else. This is because of the above two factors.

We have seen our policy makers blindly adopt developed country strategies in a copy-paste mode without any or much localization. More we are able to adopt the developed country strategies, appreciate the cultural and societal differences and localize it to maximum possible extent, more readily accepted and successful the strategies will be.

Fail to appreciate this big picture that we are a billion plus people scattered largely in the diverse cultural manner and with capabilities across all points of spectrum, worse the situation will be no matter how good the legislation or reforms are intended to be. It may be noted that all the highways to hell are paved with good intentions.

All the analysts out there with seeking to put out an opinion on any factor / legislation / policy  Indian, please do consider the larger implications on the country and its people. The policies that you make, support, detract and bring into existence doesn't just affect you, it will affect all the future generations. Its causes a change in timeline.

For the biggest truth of this civilization is: you are only as happy as your neighbor is. Grow together and not at the cost of each other, for any disequilibrium created will come back to haunt the society which created these inequalities. More inequalities we create now, surer and larger will be the suffering at some point in future.

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