isn't India's Hinduism, with the caste system that virtually enslaves "untouchables", the country's Achilles heel?
Well, the marketing hype is just that- the hype. Always discount it 98%, if not 120% [be it about india or any other place. It is not place-specific]. Indeed, the more they hype it, the worse it is [civilizational inferiority complex at play]. Rer-phrasing the proverb in the beginning of the post, the empty vessels make more noise, but ones filled with crap make the most.
This article is much more interesting if you sound it out in your mind using the voice of Apu from "The Simpsons".
Good article. This is what I have been thinking for years now. So much hype, so little reality. I want India to be a strong, mature power, but it will never be unless it faces the reality of its problems today (namely widespread corruption and severe education lapses in rural India).
What else would create national excellence?