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You will have to see it to believe it. Nuclear power or Space research are just one off achievements but the general GDP per capita speaks volumes.

Once our director visited India, where I live, considering expansion of the insurance business. He went back shocked that India needs at least 20 more years to be even considered for a systematic underwriting. Such is the state of development, government and people.

Its unfortunate but true that India is far away from being considered a developed nation. Education or Patriotism cannot change much in a extremely corrupted political system which controls everything in the country.

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Being in India is like being in Mexico and being in California..Depends on which part of India you visit...

It's actually the education system that is largely responsible for the "extremely corrupted political system", among other issues.

Could you elaborate on this? How does the education system largely account for corruption? Is it not cultural? I remember a when discussion of corruption in China, education was not the largest factor. It was a more historical, societal attitude.

Does the schooling method promote corrupt behavior?

Most teachers in Indian Engineering colleges are not practitioners. The profession has extremely low pay compared to other options and hence one of the least preferred one among professionals.

Most universities do not go after high performing engineers to join the faculty , but just mass recruit new college passouts who later climb the job ladder to reach senior positions.Add to this all the reservations based on caste and religion. Except for IITs and some government run engineering colleges, its a very weak educational system in place.

The situation in government departments is not different. New college passouts prefer well paid private jobs than the ones in public sector.

Bad teachers and less talented engineers in public sector: A recipe for corruption.

A big cultural problem also amplifies this: a majority of the middle and upper class families want their children to become engineers.

Our country does not need any more corporate drones, we need better politicians.

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