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[–] 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)

India has much deeper issues than Modi. Arundathi Roy wrote that India needs a Dalit Revolution, without it no other revolution is possible in India. I agree with her.

A vast majority of politicians, bureaucrats and police work to maintain the status quo, in which a significant portion of population are oppressed, instead of solving actual problems. This needs to change.

And let's not forget about the deep-seated corruption at every level of government. Sure Modi needs to be kicked to the curb, but that's just the beginning. We need a deeper social revolution for India to really change.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    Perhaps Dalits will have their civil rights progression jumps like African Americans have had in the US. I'm not so sure it's a necessary factor though. Economically India has grown substantially in the past 15 years largely through cozying up with the West. Many Western countries now see India as an important strategic partner given its proximity to China and Russia.

    Extractionary systems exist in many post colonial nations, India being no exception. Corruption and maintenance of the status quo are a legacy of those systems.

    For a system like that to change, sure revolution is one option. But if there's a way to democratically extricate the fascist party (a long shot I know) that's a desirable consideration.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    There is something more important than economy and that is social justice, which is still an issue for the dalits. Sure India has grown economically, but that economic prosperity is not shared equally across all. Some benefitted a lot and others not at all.

    I am one of the privileged classes living in India and the treatment of Dalits still shocks me. And they rarely make the news. This, I strongly believe, will only change through a revolution. What worries me is that the revolution is going to be really bloody.

    Edit: I would love for Dalits to have BLM movement of their own. But that always follows from a tragedy so big that the systemic issues behind that can no longer be ignored. Sad part is such a tragedy is inevitable in the status quo.

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