A nation of 700 million people, nearly half below the poverty line. In India poverty isn't just a word. The poor are not just statistics. They are there, visible. Poverty on the Indian scale, and with its antiquity, has created a deeply violent and cruel society.
Stated causes are often to be mistrusted.
Causes that appear rational are often not rational but, rather, expressions of despair. All we can hope is that the balance that the Nehrus have given India will last. Now comes its great test - whether it will take India through to regained peace and order. This article is reprinted from The Daily Mail of London.