For those in my network from India - optimism/pessimism about its future are perennial topics of heated debate. Earlier this year, I wrote a thread on Twitter that really resonated with folks there. As the year ends - sharing it on LI - some folks here may also find it interesting. (Wrote this around the time of the annual budget that particularly triggers debates on the state of the country and where our taxes go). While I was trained in Computer Science - "debugging" a country turns out can also be a very interesting problem. Highly multi-variate with complex feedback loops. Wouldn't it be nice if we could boil our social/political/economic issues into simple Newtonian-like models? Even if somewhat inaccurate - such models would simplify our discussions around complex topics. This is a problem that I find increasingly fascinating.
The general theme of this post seems to be advocacy for privatisation. Does #2 include healthcare and education?
wow, this was awesome analysis Joydeep Sen Sarma while #1 fuels aspirations, the inadequacies of #2 and #3 stymie the realization of these ambitions, leading to frustration For Those Who Never Left and Thrived: Many who stayed and succeeded have learned to navigate or bypass Tiers #2 and #3. They have built parallel systems—using private schools, private healthcare, and gated communities. Their optimism stems from having cracked the "system hack" and witnessing the immense opportunities in Tier #1 For Those Who Left and Look Back with Worry (Indians abroad), especially those who have lived in well-functioning ecosystems, the stark inefficiencies in Tiers #2 and #3 make India’s growth story feel fragile. They have seen how reliable governance, rule of law, and public infrastructure are the silent engines of prosperity.
Oversimplification of a complicated topic.
Debugging a country = get a core dump and start from stack trace?
I've been thinking of writing a post on design thinking in our cities (or the gross lack thereof). One day!
This is an amazing breakdown. Would be great to get more bureaucratic eyes on this; I am sure there are people in the upper echelons of Indian bureaucracy who are equally frustrated and can use a clear framework for execution.
Extremely well written. Thanks for sharing!
Pretty thoughtful analysis!
Great perspective
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