india was a socialist country and had a closed economy. their affirmative action had little to do with "investments from the US and europe". india opened up her economy in the 90s and their affirmative action program was in place since 1947 when she got her independence from britain.
in comparison the civil rights movement didnt take off till the 60s and 70s here. if i remember right people of a certain color couldnt vote deep down south. that is a far cry from the south that we see today.
in contrast ISLAMIC nations like pakistan treat non-muslims as half human beings and this is the LAW OF THE LAND. if you are a non-muslim woman you are a quarter human being. i wont even bother about saudi arabia.
Oh, and that caste system or whatever might be out but those tribes where the missionaries go to are still on the lowest end of the totem pole.
Then it obviously wasn't working well. Those of the lower caste were treated terribly by those in the upper caste. Still happens today, although not nearly so often, and it has only been in the last 20 years that big change has occurred.
" in contrast ISLAMIC nations like pakistan treat non-muslims as half human"
Yep. Never said otherwise. My comments were directed at the author's claims that Hinduism was so wonderful.