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Why is India not a developed country in 2022?
2022年了，印度依然不是发达国家
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Nagarajan Srinivas
India is not an undeveloped country in 2022. Period.
Anybody with a pair of eyes, and a brain inside their head can see for himself how much India has developed during the last seven decades. If some one still believes India is an undeveloped country in 2022, without any hesitation I'd commend him to go see a shrink a s a p.
(Of course India is not yet a developed country either. The enormous economic strides the country has made during the last seven decades are neither uniform nor equitable. India still is a developing country, but what one can say with near certitude is India is proceeding in the right direction, perhaps a bit slowly, but nevertheless steadily and sustainably)
And more funnily the caveat “compared to others”!
Compared to what others? Srilanka? Pakistan? Myanmar? even the tiny Nepal? Of course Bangla Desh is catching up & China is an outlier. And any comparison with much smaller countries like South Korea, Singapore or Hongkong is untenable and comparison with already well developed countries like the USA, UK or the Scandinavian countries is unfair.
So coming back to the question, please repeat with me “India is not an undeveloped country in 2022, whether compared or not compared to others.
Jai Hind!
但2022年，印度也不是不发达国家。（注：世界各国从经济、社会等发展水平上被分类为——发达国家、发展中国家、不发达国家）
任何一个有眼睛和脑子的人都能亲眼看到印度在过去70年里取得了多大的发展。如果有人到2022年还认为印度是不发达国家，我会毫不犹豫地建议他去看心理医生。
当然，印度也不是发达国家。这个国家在过去70年里取得的巨大经济进步既不统一也不公平。印度仍然是一个发展中国家，但人们几乎可以肯定地说，印度正在朝着正确的方向前进，虽然速度可能有点慢，但仍然是稳定和可持续的。
更有趣的是，那些总是“与他国家相比”的观点！
和哪些国家比？斯里兰卡?巴基斯坦?缅甸?甚至是很小的尼泊尔?当然，孟加拉国正在赶上（印度），中国是个例外。与韩国、新加坡或中国香港等小得多的地区进行比较是站不住脚的，与美国、英国或斯堪的纳维亚国家等已经很发达的国家进行比较是不公平的。
所以回到这个问题上来，请跟我重复一遍“印度在2022年不是一个不发达国家，无论与其他国家相比还是不相比。
印度万岁！
Sundaramany Mani
With over 50% population dependent on agriculture for sustenance, and our economic policies directed towards rural & urban poor in the form of MNREGA, loan waivers, DBT, freebies, PDS, with no adequate social security frxwork, it's a long walk to become developed :)
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超过50%的人口依靠农业维持生计，我们的经济政策以MNREGA、贷款减免、DBT、免费赠品、PDS的形式面向农村和城市贫困人口，没有足够的社会保障框架。
要成为发达国家还有很长的路要走。
Shruti S
Why is India an undeveloped country in 2022 compared to others?
Compared to what? Wakanda? Sokovia?? Atlantis???
Ever climbed a mountain? If yes, you'd come to realise that the mountain decides it’s peak, but it is the mountain climbers who decide the summit. The beauty of trekking is that there can be multiple summits, with everyone having reached their summit.
Now, this isn't to claim that India is the topmost country in the world. To be honest, no country is. Because the metrics of development depends on the time we had, the time we have, and how well we manage the resources in hand. The priority of each nation varies as well. The “most developed” country might lack major benefits the “least developed” country might consider the default, and vice versa.
哪些方面相比?瓦坎达（虚构的非洲国家）？索科维亚（欧洲历史上的一个小国）？亚特兰蒂斯（传说中沉入海底的大陆）？
曾经爬过山吗?如果答案是肯定的，你就会意识到，山由最高峰决定，而山峰由登山者决定。徒步旅行的美妙之处在于可以有多个高峰，每个人都达到了自己的顶峰。现在，这并不是说印度是世界上发展最好的国家。老实说，没有哪个国家是这样的。因为发展的度量标准取决于我们所处的时间，以及我们如何管理手中的资源。每个国家的优先级也各不相同。“最发达”国家可能存在重大利益得不到满足，而“最不发达”国家可能考虑违约，反之亦然。
Think of “development” like a video game. Once you finish a level, you get to the next level where you unleash a lot of challenges, and while you might be a topper in the previous level, you still have to get through the current level with all its difficulties, in order to reach the next level. Each level is going to be difficult than the previous one. Does a bit of difficulty in say Level 5 mean that all the levels you have reached so far don't matter? And does having reached say Level 7 mean than there are no difficulties in that level?
Also, ones perception of development depends on one's personal development as well. An elite person living in the most underdeveloped place lives a better life than a homeless destitute in the most developed place. This can be true of country, or any state within the country, or city within the state, or locality within the city. A self sufficient farmer living in kuccha housing is much richer than a bankrupt techie living in a high rise that is technically the property of the bank. But who is categorised as “rich” and who is categorised as “poor”? And why does it matter when the reality is different?
Well, while India isn't the topmost country by any of the current indices, it isn't the bottommost either. Because that is how the world is. Every single country has its own set of problems, and looks at a wistful desire at some other country. While an average Indian looks at America's uninterrupted power and water supply and clean streets wistfully, an average American who has just exhausted his life's savings due to a medical emergency might yearn for the free treatment we get in our government hospitals — something the USA doesn't have. Our government hospitals might not have the latest technology, but it caters to the lowest common denominator — basic healthcare for all. Any extra funding it receives depending on the priorities by the state government the hospital is in.
把“发展”想象成电子游戏。一旦你完成一个关卡，你就会进入下一个关卡，在那里你会遭遇许多挑战，虽然你可能是上一个关卡的高手，但你仍然需要通过当前关卡的所有困难，以便到达下一个关卡。每一关都将比前一关更困难。但第5关的难度是否意味着你到目前为止所通的关都不重要？
此外，一个人对国家发展的看法也取决于他的个人发展。生活在最不发达地方的精英，比生活在最发达地方的无家可归的穷人，生活得更好。这可以适用于国家，或国家内的任何州，或州内的城市，或城市内的某个地方。一个自给自足的农民住在某个房子里，比一个*的技术人员住在属于银行财产的高楼里要富有得多。但谁被归为“富人”，谁又被归为“穷人”呢?
尽管印度目前的各项指数都不是最高的，但也不是最低的。因为世界就是这样的。每个国家都有自己的一套问题，并对其他一些国家抱有渴望。当一个普通的印度人对美国不间断的电力、水供应和干净的街道充满渴望时，一个刚刚因为医疗紧急事件耗尽毕生积蓄的普通美国人可能会渴望我们在政府医院得到的免费治疗，而这在美国是没有的。我们的政府医院可能没有最新的技术，但它满足了最低的公分母——所有人的基本医疗保健。医院获得的任何额外资金取决于州政府的优先级。
Looking at the metrics by the “Western” nations might seem defeating, with the “Global North" seeming to be condescending or even totally negligent of what they call the “Global South”. India has sure been repeatedly belittled by the snobbish attitude of the western countries. But does that mean we are what they say we are? Definitely not. We must strive towards self sufficiently. Remember the farmer vs techie? Mock at the farmer all you want, but at the end of the day, if he eats sleeps soundly, he doesn't need to care what the techie thinks of him. Yes, we need to periodically uate and reset our goals, but we will do it as per our schedule, not as per that of some other nation. We saw what happened in the pandemic, in the recent international conflict, we keep seeing it time and again.
We, as a country, are moving towards the summit WE set. We are sure being held back by multiple forces within, but at the same time given a push by other forces within. We will take our time, and relish every small victory. We might not be at the peak, but let us celebrate every level we achieve. In haste to compete with those who reached the summit before us, let us not forget the journey, the view. Let us get to OUR summit together.
As an Indian, I'm my country's best admirer. I'm also it's worst critic. Because it is my country, I have every right to point out it's issues so that I can live better, and make life better for the future. I also have my duties towards it. Do your duties and claim your rights, right? In this vast universe, if there is one place that I can call “home", it is India. Any metrices be damned. And that is my summit.
以“西方”国家为标准，印度可能会被击败，“全球北方”似乎是高人一等的，甚至完全忽略了他们所谓的“全球南方”，印度一再被西方国家的势利态度贬低。但这是否意味着我们就是他们所说的那样呢?绝对不算。我们必须努力做到自给自足。还记得农民vs技术控吗?随你怎么嘲笑农民，但在一天结束的时候，如果他吃得很香，睡得很香，他不需要关心技术人员对他的看法。是的，我们需要定期评估和重新设定我们的目标，但我们会按照我们的时间表来做，而不是按照其他国家的时间表。我们看到了在疫情下发生的事情，在最近的国际冲突中，我们不断地看到这种情况。
我们，作为一个国家，正在朝着我们所设定的高峰前进。我们肯定受到内部多种力量的阻碍，但同时也受到内部其他力量的推动。我们会慢慢来，享受每一个小的胜利。我们也许没有达到巅峰，但让我们庆祝我们取得的每一个水平。在匆忙与那些在我们之前到达顶峰的人竞争时，让我们不要忘记旅程、风景。让我们一起走向我们的高峰。
作为一个印度人，我是我的国家最好的崇拜者。我也是它最糟糕的评论家。因为这是我的国家，我有权指出问题所在，这样我就能过得更好，为未来创造更好的生活。我也有我的责任。履行你的职责，争取你的权利，对吧？在这浩瀚的宇宙中，如果有一个地方我可以称之为“家”，那就是印度。任何度量单位都是该死的。这就是我的高峰。
