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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
Yes a dominant Hindu fundamentalist India armed with nukes and an utter hatred of its neighbours along with a profound expansionist desire, sounds healthy as #### that does
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The poverty to be seen in parts of India is intense. Their GDP per capita in current USD is just over $2,000 and is still only $7,000 in international current dollars. Compare that to America's $70,000. They have 30% of the population (420 million people) living on less than $3/day, and that's on the international standard that factors in purchasing power. How many more children would have access to healthcare, education and food security if they could reach even a quarter of US GDP per capita?
There are more important things than ideology, and if they can climb the ladder and do so peacefully it should be celebrated and supported. It's not like they don't already have nukes, and Modi, and the issues with Pakistan anyways.