India is on its way to becoming a fragile state

An excellent overview of current conditions in India published in The Wire.

“If steps are not taken now failure will set in.

These failing conditions have not appeared suddenly like some fever. They have been creeping up on us for decades. Successive governments have covered them up and denied they exist. Each of these conditions – (1) our shredded social cohesion; (2) the uncertainty in the parameters of economic development; (3) a deliberate abrogation of constitutional responsibilities; (4) the cover ups by pushing unreliable macro data into the public domain; and (5) the deteriorating security arrangements in which we live – forms narratives within the epic of our looming crisis.” Read the whole article here:

https://thewire.in/217799/india-fragile-state-social-cohesion-executive-judiciary-security/