• Crashumbc@lemmy.world
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    10 days ago

    And yet 80% of their population is in extreme poverty, with absolutely no infrastructure…

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      10 days ago

      Wrong. The World Bank says 13% of Indians live in extreme poverty & 97% of the population have wired electricity. Also, surely the way to be richer and more developed is investing in high tech growth industries like advanced space tech?