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Denying Realities

by greg_mathews | April 1, 2010 at 01:37 am

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India has also never really acknowledged the fact that its internal situation is a simmering cauldron. The northeast is in revolt in what is being called the Red Corridor—all the way to Nepal. The Communist Party of India—Maoist CPI-M is spreading its tentacles in India’s major urban areas especially in the areas where high growth and investment is creating social disparities. Gujerat, Bangalore, Ahmedabad and Surat are the cities most likely to see CPI-M activity in the future—Gujerat being the state where unspeakable atrocities were committed against the Muslims. This entire framework links to the rise of Hindu extremism and terror that is taking shape and form within India.

Yes, India does have its share of problems. Not only is there tremendous religious friction, but there are so many ethnic differences that it hardly seems like one country. Of course all these problems can be resolved if the people of India are provided for. Unfortunately, this might not happen in the near future because of the corruption in the government, poverty among the masses and fast emerging hindu extremist mantality. Already minorities have been severly attacked and brutally terrorized in India. If this tide of extremism is not checked, the might spell devastation for a fragile image that india is trying to protray of itself as a secular and developing country.

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raven_gale

at 01:49 on April 1st, 2010

Well India has a powerful military, booming economy and it is a nuclear power. How much of all this trickles down to the masses and when I say masses I mean a huge number. India has one of the highest birth rates in the whole world. There population is increasing so rapidly that by 2050 it will double (Have a look at this Population of India, India Population and check out this Minorities website . That means that very soon already starving majority of India will be in a much worse state. This could cause fragmentation of India which sooner or later is inevitable because of its "construction" thanks to the British!

Spydermonkey

at 04:22 on April 1st, 2010

Great link raven.

Yes India has several problems that seem to be getting worse.. population is just the most obvious.

Iffy (not verified)

at 05:39 on April 1st, 2010

I suspect India will fragment into 'islands of prosperity' - places where the educated middle class live - and the rest. These city states will be high security zones with their own in-out networks (airports, subterranian trains etc.), IT infrastructure and food sources. Outside these zones, people will be left to their own devices except for the use of military drones to attack any threats. India will not be able to match demands for a better life with ballooning population: already, land resources are giving out after decades of depletion.