PV Rajagopal seeks a return to Ghandian values and wonders what happened to his country.
‘What happened to this country?’
It is clear that PV Rajagopal ponders this question daily. ‘India could have followed a development model which would now be a good example for African and Latin American countries, if not for the West. But instead, the government is exploiting the resources of the poor, creating some wealth for some people, and then saying India is becoming more powerful.’
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