Skills do not develop in a vacuum. You need to have requirements for a particular skill before you can spend resources to train workers in those skills.
And the lack of large resources is also not that big of a problem. Unlike some countries, India tends to start and maintain friendly relations with countries that have mineral wealth like Australia, etc. And the Indian navy has enough heft to open and secure those supply lines in case someone decides to start a war.
> Also India is just about as democratic as Putins Russia.
Um, no. India has democratic elections whose results are accepted by all the political parties involved. No political party has mounted an actual challenge against any result or vote count or claimed large scale election rigging.
You might not like Modi. That's acceptable. But to go around claiming that democracy does not exist because your favorite lost the elections is frankly disingenuous.
Could you share how did you gauge that? Different leaders (from different parties) have led India since Putin took Russia's helm: Vajpayee, Manmohan Singh and Narendra Modi
and bjp has been systematically dismanteling RTI step by step.
We won't have a functioning RTI in a few years.
and the existing coverage of RTI in India is abysmal. This you'd know if you knew and read the facts. the govt has severely cut funding of RTI
source: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/finance/ov...
63% cut in funding of RTI and CIC, both systems who are responsible for transparency.
This is not reddit for you to start attacking me. Argue on the logic.
> My comment was irrespective of party
No it wasn't. you claimed India to be superior because we have RTI while totally ignoring that Modi dismanteled RTI.
> your reply doesn't even answer my question
No, it destroys your argument because you intentionally ignored that Modi govt dismanteled RTI and still claim Russia is inferior to India because we have an RTI. NO we do not have a functioning RTI. the current is only on paper.
> wild predictions
I gave documented proof, unlike you, who started attacking me because you don't have a leg to stand on.
proof again: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/finance/ov...
how the heck is India a better country than Russia?
India had RTI before Modi came to power, Modi dismanteled RTI.
so as far as I see, from the RTI perspective, India and Russia are same.
This isn't r/India where we bring in BJP/Modi in everything. Please stay on the point.
This is first time hearing it.
However flawed the elected officials are in India, they do represent the popular sentiments of the population at that time.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/vikas-dubey-caught...
It is suspected that if he were to be questioned entire nexus with top politicians would have been revealed.
Let me give you few more examples :
1. Just recently Indian government created an entity called 'PM Care Fund' for the collection of funds during corona pandemic but created explicit laws that people cannot file an RTI (Right to Information) to know what the government is using the funds for. The ability to exercise democratic rights is an essential right in democracy, democracy isn't just elections. https://www.thequint.com/news/india/coronavirus-pm-cares-fun...
2. The Supreme Court judges have come out in public addressing the public about governments intervention in Judiciary. https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/supreme-court-cris...
Free and fare Judiciary and democratic institutions are fundamental to a democracy. I hope this substantiates the original comment.
2. Where in the article is the mention about government intervention in Judiciary? I read it, but could not find it.
> Free and fare Judiciary and democratic institutions are fundamental to a democracy. I hope this substantiates the original comment.
Your original comment was that India's democracy is close to Putin's Russia. I agree that India being a young democracy need to develop better institutions. However it is not comparable to anything in Russia.
If you really want to compare, why don't you specifically list what happens in a mature democracy like UK, compare that to what is happening in RUSSIA and then show similar issues in India, while also showing that it does not happen in any of the model democracy you have in your mind.
In India though people who protest against government policies are sent behind bars without any due process. For instance in the past yr many social activists have been sent to Jail for protesting against the CAA bill, a bill which seeks to give citizenship to people based on their religion. The activists who protested have been jailed for protesting. For instance
Safoora Zargar, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-53149967 was a student who participated in the protest and was alleged of rioting and put behind bars without due process.
OR Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan https://www.thequint.com/news/india/bhim-army-chandrashekhar...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Boris_Nemtsov
Lol! A case of sour grapes?
My state is a prime example - it's governed by a party that came into being barely half a decade ago and its first election victory was largely fuelled by grassroots activists and workers. It's about as democratic as it can get.
Even within the ruling party, democracy is quite active - the party presidents change every few years.