My response to the article by Mr Noah Smith

๐Ÿ‘† article is optimistic and bullish about india but  I can vouch for part of his claims - having regular opportunity to travel to the interiors of India , interacting with people , witnessing infrastructure upheaval & observing the mindset shift among youngsters .

Delhi Haridwar 6 lane highway , Delhi Mumbai Transport Corridor , Vande Bharat trains and small town airports are visible signs of massive strides india is making . Delhi Metro is most widespread than of any cities . Airports are the finest in the world . 

Local Indian restaurants have the same flair and innovativeness as Starbucks , Mac . Cleanliness and being in queue is now accepted and emerging culture. 

Digital penetration is deep right upto illiterate & unauthorised fruit seller and veg vendor on street . EV vehicle , scooters , Uber / Ola / Zomato / Swiggy with IPL , ISL reflect radical consumer preferences . 

Roads , Apartments , Airports  are going boom boom with opportunity to travel . IT & OTT is making Indian appreciate & accept of ethic language , cultures , cuisines . 

But flip side of this :
Fiscal discipline . Most Govt are  giving freebies to poor , retired and marginalised people to balance with those who are sidelined by surge of young aspirants .  A good move to stay in power as these are the people who vote . But fiscal deficit is ballooning and getting out of control . Payment delays, indiscriminate Govt  spending has opened up the opportunity of massive corruption and election funding .

Sudden desire to acquire material comforts is eroding educational standards , shifting of moral and ethical parameters , rampant individuality and greed . All this is disturbing peace - causing stress related disorders , early diabetes and heart related ailments .

Nationalistic Jingoism is officially clubbed with Religious sentiments and it’s obvious to see the blatant bias and prejudice for Muslims . This perception is now becoming vocal having spread across every layer of the Indian society . Most persons , institutions and society are spilt between Right  or Center political leaning with Right heavily loaded while center is fragmented . Irony is both are liberal because that’s where the money ๐Ÿ’ฐ is . 

We are still far far away from guaranteeing minimum and assured wages , right of education and clean water to rural workers / farmers . 

But even after subtracting these negatives - india is surging ahead and shall continue to make rapid strides .

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