The root cause isn't population in my opinion. If it is then China would have the same problem but they don't. I have been to China and India many times and I have many friends from both communities comprising of speakers of many dialects in their respective countries.
The root problem is attitude. For example, I would say about half the people who go to AIIMS would be ready to spend money on a movie to watch their favorite hero or heroine but would not spent the same amount for medical treatment in a private clinic. They would rather go to free government hospitals.
Another problem is the widespread corruption in India at every level. Corruption is a way of life in India so much that it has become a second nature for Indians to pay money even for services that should be offered by government servants free. Indians vote for corrupt politicians freely just for a small bribe the politicians pay. The Tamil Nadu state government is known to be extremely corrupt but they could still get enough votes to form a state government. Many of these corrupt state governments actually are proxies for foreign enemies of India. Yet Indians cannot see through them. This is just an example.
I stumbled upon a beautiful kirtan on YouTube yesterday by Radhika Das. The event was held in London and the audience paid 10 pounds to attend the Kirtan. And then Youtube recommended me another beautiful Kirtan from Russia also attended by huge number of paying participants.
I don't think Indians in India would pay even 200 Rupees to attend a Kirtan. They want everything free even when they can afford it. I will be happy if you can give me your cogent counter arguments to prove me wrong.
Yes agreed. Indian bureaucracy, corruption and their affirmative action policies are the main culprit.
For example, for a population of 1.4 billion people and with so many cities and tourist spots, India has ONLY 18 million tourist visiting India pre-Covid. That is a miserable figure. Malaysia, with only 30+ million people and fewer cities and tourist spots used to get about 25million visitors per year during pre-covid era. At one time Malaysia used to get almost as many tourists as its own population. Even Vietnam is catching up and was already doing 18 million during the pre-covid era. Imagine how much India's untapped tourism potential can contribute to its GDP. The Indian Ministry of Tourism is comparatively useless compared to that of Malaysia or Vietnam.
Corruption is a norm in India. Nobody even talks about it as if it is a given. That is probably because everybody at some point has either given or taken bribe.
Affirmative action policies favoring the scheduled castes, Muslims and Christians have driven away the best brains to foreign countries and they are making these countries richer. It is obvious to everyone but I don't see Indians having a national debate on how to reduce or stop the brain drain. All I see them do is gloating over the success of overseas Indians in comments sections of social medias. I have never seen such misplaced priorities.
Bull's eye, @devann.
I wonder how India can ever reach a developed country status without addressing the corruption level in the country.
Indians are quick to point their finger at someone else instead of looking at their own conduct. Sad.