It's easier for societies which are not truly democratic or plural to take certain decisions we cannot do in India. We cannot take decisions which will banish millions of people into destitution. That's too strong a phrase. People who have benefited from a particular arrangement naturally defend that. One has to be patient.
Some industrialists seem to be worried about competing with multinationals.
Our manufacturers are right when they say that all factor costs are not equal. But all factor costs are never equal. India's history is replete with instances of invasion, but the basic Indian-ness hasn't changed. There's no reason we shouldn't become modern. We must reject superstition, cant, child marriage, treating women as not entitled to rights.