As an Indian who has spent all but two years of his life in India, when I read stories like this I think of two possibilities:
1. Propaganda by affluent and successful Indians claiming the country is as successful as they are.
2. Westerners overstating Indian progress to feel more comfortable that there is a friendly and reliable challenger to China from the developing world.
I don't know, I may be wrong on both counts but the reality is that we are a dirt poor country with not just deep institutional problems, but also moral and psychological ones.
1. Propaganda by affluent and successful Indians claiming the country is as successful as they are.
2. Westerners overstating Indian progress to feel more comfortable that there is a friendly and reliable challenger to China from the developing world.
I don't know, I may be wrong on both counts but the reality is that we are a dirt poor country with not just deep institutional problems, but also moral and psychological ones.