Nagaraj Nagabushanam

I think the difference between a developed country and an undeveloped country is not income inequality. It is power asymmetry. In undeveloped countries, people in government, be it politicians, civil servants or judiciary, have an extraordinary right to trample on citizens and their rights. That's the problem in India today. Call it VIP culture. Call it unaccountability. Call it arrogance. In fact, call it toll exemptions, security clearance, whatever. It all stems from a core belief that people in power are somewhat superior. So, they can get away with doing anything to people who don't have power. The recent police videos and the SDM video are all examples of that. It's only because of social media that these things even come to light - probably less than 0.001% of the daily sapping, brutal exercise of power. So, if we want "Viksit Bharat", we need to do two things. The first is, of course, financial growth, infrastructure, and all that. But that still won't be enough. We have to get rid of the power asymmetry. That will truly make a difference. Less discretionary power, less perks, less privileges, less "exceptions". And more transparency thru social media. We become a superpower when 1.4 billion people have power.