imagine if they went communist like the Chinese did
They were Soviet Aligned for most of the Cold War. But the division between Hindus and Muslims eventually created a wedge that western capital could leverage to break the leftist tendencies of the earlier governments, ending with Chaudhary Charan Singh. By the 80s, they'd begun a full transition to neoliberal governance.
iirc kerala is pretty cool, they regularly elect marxist communists and while it's not a socialist state by any means, they've done good things working in the confines of the liberal framework with stuff like the highest minimum wage in india and a strong protest scene
Kerala has done decently well.
The current govt has aimed at eradicating extreme poverty from Kerala by the end of the next year.
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/kerala-rolls-out-plan-to-eradicate-extreme-poverty-by-2025-2422621-2023-08-17
It may not be according to Western standards, but it's still a very cool initiative.
There's also the Nava Kerala mission
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nava_Kerala_Mission Nava means New in Malayalam, the main language used in Kerala.
Everything about India sounds so miserable, like imagine if they went communist like the Chinese did.
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Can you share any good or promising things about India? What I can see from social media seems very bleak.
They were Soviet Aligned for most of the Cold War. But the division between Hindus and Muslims eventually created a wedge that western capital could leverage to break the leftist tendencies of the earlier governments, ending with Chaudhary Charan Singh. By the 80s, they'd begun a full transition to neoliberal governance.
Are you asking this from the point a tourist? Or generally in terms of the direction the country is headed in?
If you wanna travel then I don't good advice but Kerala and the Himalayas are very beautiful, though the latter spills over to Nepal.
For the other question I would say the outlook id overall pessimistic.
iirc kerala is pretty cool, they regularly elect marxist communists and while it's not a socialist state by any means, they've done good things working in the confines of the liberal framework with stuff like the highest minimum wage in india and a strong protest scene
Kerala has done decently well.
The current govt has aimed at eradicating extreme poverty from Kerala by the end of the next year.
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/kerala-rolls-out-plan-to-eradicate-extreme-poverty-by-2025-2422621-2023-08-17
It may not be according to Western standards, but it's still a very cool initiative.
There's also the Nava Kerala mission
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nava_Kerala_Mission
Nava means New in Malayalam, the main language used in Kerala.
Kerala is unironically the best state of India and unbelievably based
And their maternal mortality rate is lower than it is in many U.S. states (Georgia, Texas, etc.)
Kerala is run by a Communist Party and they're the most literate state in India. Plus communal harmony is also the best in Kerala.
while we're asking questions where can I find a historical materialist examination of the whole Operation Blue Star incident and the leadup to it.
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