[Enterprise]

Does the Affirmmative Action in India work pretty much the way it works in the US? For example, white males can be the best qualified for a given competition, but they get passed over in favor of a female or minority. The greatest example of Affirmative Action for all to see in all its failure and stupidity is the Obama cabinet.

In the caste system, it doesn't matter how qualified the person is, they are not allowed to compete unless there is intervention.

[Jack Black]

Indian affirmative action is even more blatent than ours. Many government jobs are explicitly reserved for Dalits. A percentage of admissions are reserved for them in schools, similiar to the defacto rules in America. More qualified Indians are passed over routinely so that the Dalits can get the slots.

I believe there are many examples, in India, of unqualified Dalits screwing things up.

So, yes, pretty similar to here.

There is also affirmative action in Malaysia for Malays and against Indians and Chinese. It was supposed to be temporary, but is now apparently permanant. Entire job classifications are reserved for Malays only, such as taxi driver. It’s not that big a deal because not too many Chinese want to be taxi drivers.