India Is Broken, Ashoka Mody 

India is not broken. Its the best example for unity in diversity and the working of a complex heterogeneous system. Indian sub-continent is morally and socio-culturally designed and also has evolved to perform sub-optimally and is not comparable to China or Western economies. China has crossed its inflection point 2 decades back while, India's inflection point is atleast one decade down the line.

The question is, having born and brought up in this country and being part of the privileged class, what you do improve the lives of fellow countrymen?

Amazing talk. I know of a person from Karnataka and a contract worked in Kerala who worked in a factory of my friend, who got a heart attack and was treated at the Government hospital for a few thousand rupees (paid for by his temporary employer, who himself was in financial distress). He needed coronary artery stents, which the GOvt hospital said would cost Rs 3 lakhs. So he went to his native Karnataka to get the operation, where he thought he would get fere service, but to his amazement, had to spent Rs 1 lakh (the stent and the implantation surgery were free) and he did not even have a single rupee in his pocket, not his sister or his immediate family. They had zero money to help his out although they wanted to. Finally, the business guy, who was bleeding from business loss, had to borrow money to help him out. This is the state of India

1. I have grown up and lived in India for last 63 years. I did not go abroad like the author for greener pastures. 2. I believe India was overwhelmed by population growth which was result of traditional beliefs of the society and failed experiments with contraception. 3. Security threats through 1960s and political instability after Nehru's death resulted in the rise of an arrogant Indira Gandhi and chamcha culture and even criminalization in politics. 4. A combination of corruption that was inherent in the society, elitism promoted by Nehru, inefficiency of public enterprises and propagation of large number of damaging policies by Indira Gandhi in the name of socialism had a crippling effect on the economy. 5. After the failed Janta Party experiment, Indira came back to power, tried reversing some of the wrongs and taking some positive steps like improving power sector but was soon faced with the challenge of terrorism in Punjab which finally consumed her. 6. Her son Rajiv was elevated to the PMs position as a novice. He was fooled by his advisors soon and India missed the opportunity of putting the house in order. 7. Finally the policies started changing for better after 1991 and implementation at national level became efficient after 2014. We have a large number of positive things happening in India now which the author conveniently dismisses as other India. Well achievements of ISRO, IT services industry, infrastructure growth, performance in sports and cultural spheres cannot be dismissed by any serious observer of India. 8. The author appears thoroughly biased in looking for only bad things. I however share his concern for inability of the economic system in creating sufficient jobs and that of education system in upgrading the skills of the youngsters. However, efforts to meet these challenges are currently in hand. 9. The author should take my advice and contribute to education in India by participating as visiting faculty in whichever university he likes. Idle criticism for the sake of criticism does not help.

Countries rise to their level of competency. India has hit the ceiling for their country so nothing much will improve in the near term.

The very fact that raw numbers are not even normalized per capita makes this quite outside the scope of items worth being described as an academic endeavour. "India's intellectuals are anti-India".

Eye opener Professor Modi.

India needs to remove and abolish the caste system .everything will then falls into place .

To counter Ashoka Mody's lecture, we have to examine if unemployment has increased, whether rivers have become more polluted, are there less politicians now with criminal background than before and so on

Excellent analysis.

India looks broken but tightly United under the idea of Bharat. This is supported by a deep civilizational knowledge that is passed over from one generation to another. I am not sure if the caucus who is not even in India anymore can understand this, let alone comment on it. That’s okay they are free to talk. Talk is cheap.

I think India would have been better off not having such people in the IITs. The knowledge of India's problems and its means is very shallow. As is the case with most Indians, he is caught short in areas where we expect him to be better.

This is tool kit at work.

You will see a common thread here. all these folks are professors in foriegn universities.!! Thier Idiocy is proportional to the number of years they have spent there withuot ever setting foot on India.

Quality of labour, re-evaluating use of land, and education are the key areas that led the export growth in North Asia. Indian manufacturing lacks quality and design. Significant is the role of a quota system of EU and US in the garment industry.

The professor is right about morality and leadership. Character matters. In India, our entire society has shifted to apathy when it comes to corruption, hygiene, justice and national security. Every office, at every level only works by extracting bribes from the common person. Elections and lifestyles are financed with this money. Justice is delayed by a system of endless dates and stays. . A whole generation passes before a case is decided. When it does, it is appealed to a higher court. Nothing changes. Basic Hygiene is not part of any thought process. Human beings live alongside open sewers and open bathroom. Water is drawn from rivers they are polluted with human refuse. 40% of all government grants for development are pilfered by officials. National security is a tactic not a strategy. This too is delegated to others. Terrorism from Pakistan is argued in USA. There is hardly any Defence industry that can help the country fight a war in its own. Families like Ambani, Tatas keep getting all the opportunities. 7% growth rate is great. The sanskriti is awesome. However, none of that can hide or cure the moral bankruptcy of the leaders and citizens alike. This is fixable but when we do not know.

At 1947 the main question was to stablise the country polticaly ,the anaylisis now should also high light the way forward and not to find faults. It would be in fitness of things to sugest Remedies for moving forward .

Hello Mr. Mody. I really hope you read my comment . I am nobody but a youth and future of my country, India. I came across the article you wrote published on THE HINDU, 30th July 2024, and would like to ask you respectfully what you have done to contribute my nation with the vast knowledge you have?. You wrote that it would be difficult for India to realize it's economic ambitions without the help of countries like China and substantiated with fall outs in my nation. I appreciate the constructive criticism but many predecessors of me and my friends having great minds and Indian roots have done very less for my country, we have a situation of Brain drain in our country and I understand that India has not maybe given them the opportunities to grow but how can they even complain when they found their home somewhere else? what have they done to improve my country so that my generation would not boast about Indians working as a CEO of a foreign global companies. But Sir, you do not have to worry about my country because no matter what fall outs we have , I will be responsible for my country so that the generations after me would instead take pride in working for their own country. At last I would like to sincerely apologize you in any case my words were wrong anywhere but I would end it by saying that "My Country, India is NOT BROKEN, it has injuries but you see, injuries don't last long, Sir.

India focus on modern education, technology, science, research and development. Less jingoism more innovative approach, women employment.

Viewers should also follow Jayant Bhandari for this views on the Indian economy, which basically says that Indian is a dead duck floating in the water.

As for the heading “India is broken”,anyone with common sense can see that if that’s the case, so is US, UK ,Canada,Europe, Pakistan,many countries in the Middle East,China, North Korea etc. Why this focus on India? Another example of the many “intellectual NRI “ who finds it fashionable to bring down the people from whom he came?

India has 1.4 billion humans. More entropic potential than any other country.

Sir,it is a very pessimist view that is being projected. Comparison with other countries to push your thesis does not make sense as no 2 countries are alike. A more balanced view would have helped a great deal. Surprisingly the title of your book closes all avenues of any rational content.

If the conditions in India are so shockingly gawd-awful, why is PM Modi's popularity in the stratosphere? How many indoor toilets were built? Who were the beneficiaries. This was a high priority initiative for Modi in 2014. In major cities such as Kolkata, there is virtually no evidence of public defecation today as compared to the 1960s despite a population growth of more than 500%. It would not be a gross exaggeration to say that the city formerly known as Calcutta has swapped places with San Francisco, not counting drug use and homelessness and the like. That is not progress? Please find a way to quantify the benefits of such initiatives undertaken by Mr. Modi's administration, especially to the poorest of the poor; especially for women. Such intangibles should matter a lot, I should think. If this presentation were to be my only source; but thankfully it is not. However, many American Liberals might treat it as Gospel. Remember that COVID lock-downs were a big challenge all over the world. India handled much better than any other country, except perhaps for Sweden which had no mandatory lock-downs; and certainly much better than the People's Republic. BTW, Hats off to Sheik Hasina for doing a great job as PM of Bangladesh... but who liberated their nation in 1971? 50 years later, which nation is more advanced, Bangladesh or Pakistan? Bangladesh also has a relief valve for its unemployed. It is called India. Let us take time to hail the real History of the sub-continent, 1947 -2023, instead of selectively papering over the inconvenient bits that do not fit the narrative.

Moral fabric typical refuge for scoundrels Nietzsche knew this

What does the data post 2019 show for all the measures

Why cannot this 3rd clasd economist do some thing to get back a fraction of goods stolen from India?

Ashoka himself is broken..take him to Lord Shiva for final treatmentHarHarMahadev

Apparently, Dr Mody is looking at India through tinted left liberal western glasses.Very superficial statistical stuff .

Utter tosh! Substandard data and misrepresentation. India’s educated young in numbers and not as percentage from urban areas surpasses the educated young of Bangladesh and Vietnam put together. Yes, the education in rural India is what he says but that is less than half the story. This person is trying to push American agenda of regime change in India just before elections next year 2024. First thing is Tamil Nadu is not advanced anymore. Tamil Nadu was advanced in 1990s, the period this person left India. Now, Delhi, Gujrat, Punjab, Kerala and Karnataka have surpassed Tamil Nadu. So this person only knows bird eye view of India sitting in America. I do not know where this person is getting his data on poverty, again not ground reality. Shameful to see such twisted data.

Listen to Jayant Bhandari.

Hahaa. Not surprised by all these guys.They have not read histroy widely so not surprised on their narrow thinking

Ashoka, you just confirmed the joke that there is no corruption after 15th August 1947 which the British taught the Indians , it justthat it became the system after independence , So there is no corruption in Indian.

Modi believed we needed UPI, we got UPI. It is people on pedestals who think poor people can not handle UPI. Poor people may be illiterate but not stupid.

The comments reflect the poor quality of Indian education. The commentators, unable to refute Professor Mody's arguments, resort to personal attacks.

In Ancient India , any Debate ( SHASTRARTHA ) had 2 parts -- " KHANDANA " when you demolish your opponent's arguments AND " MANDANA " when you provide a Better alternative . What he is talking here is just a LIST OF COMPLAINTS . It is not a proper criticism . No diagnosis here . The Worst part is that he has NOT given any prescription ( MANDANA ) to correct what he considers wrong . Ignorance flaunted by this professor is just 'amazing' . From Einstein to Ashok Mody ! What a fall for Princeton !

Sir show from 1947

Sloganeering continues. New slogans each day. The trolls of BJP will always that everything is fine. South pays for the misdeeds of the Nort. North is the bedrock of the current rulers who believe that they will impose everything on the south. It is a matter of time when the poor will will wake up and realize that the rulers have kept them in poverty and the sloganeering continues. Pace of removing inequalities is so slow that the rulers are blind to what may come. When it happens is the only question.

What a disappointment whenever this guy opens his mouth. Left India, took citizenship of another country, but his focus remains on India. What is he going to do about it to change if he thinks things are so bad. Come back and fix it. But as it was said in the movie, Rang De Basanti - "Door se commentary dena bahut aasan hota hai. Doosron ko gaali dena aur bhi aasan. Agar tumhe itna problem hai toh tum badlon na iss desh ko. Lekin tum nahi karoge aur mein bataoon kyun. Kyunki ghar ki safai mein haath gande kaun kare." Kitaab likhenge, narratives banayenge, desh ko chhod ke jayenge aur fir usko gaali bhi denge.

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Ashoka, it's a tragedy we have people, who use, 'ex', along with the word, Bharat, also known as, India. I, genuinely, hope, Bharat, is blessed, with no more of your visits.

I cannot understand the thinking of this person, who as one sted lived a priviledge life. India was and has never been broken, throughout it's entire civilisation. The unity is bound by it's culture, and has always been it's unitity of religion and divercity, because of Sanatana Dharma. India through it's newley aquired British colonianism made us beleive we cannot live a civilised life without Western thought. That brainwashed ideal are prevelent by academia such as this speaker and the the actual Government that ruled the country for 70 years, all educated in Western universities, and born with a silver spoon in their mouths. They played politics on division, as the British did, and realised that dividin a population leads them to victory. The people played with this because they saw this as the party that gave independance, but at a great cost. People should realise that Congress did not look for the people, but their own nepotism. The fact is there is an elite group within India and abroad that do not want India to grow, because their failings and history would actually be exposed. In India, they do not want India to succeed because they will loose the benefit of having maids and drivers, who the Government that currently exists, want to empower, to make a difference to the poor. These elites do not want to do their own dishes, and drive themselves to the office. The West see this as a threat, because they know what they did in India to impoverish the country for their own gains. If this actually comes out they will realise they are not the math geniuses, and scientific advance countries they were, but they sole this, and if India surpasses them, which it will, their whole history and their ideoligy of White supremicy will dimish. The wealth they made for 300 years was from the richer nation, that were the East, and this shift will revert back, in time, as education and hard work has not been something the West cherishes. Countries that were rich that did not use expoitation and slavery, and respected humanity will always win. The problem is the West uses conjectures such as Caste to diminish these, even though they created the caste system and imposed it on Indians. That is how one disrepects a culture and try to convert people to your way of thinking. Africa failed immensly as most Africans were converted, we did not, and will never, as we have nothing to convert too, if you are a true person of Sanatana Dharma, the eternal and tru way of living, in peace and hamrmony with all and everything.

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If "India is broken", then who is not broken in this world. Yes we know we need to improve a lot, but this is extreme pessimistic clickbait. Please get a life-'elite experts'

The title of his book is just a bad clickbait and his focus is extremely distopian. As essential it is to point out the flaws, what is more important is to provide 'tangible' solutions to overcome those flaws. The author only sees India from an elitist point of view and seems more interested in gaining popularity through 'negativity bias'. What is also unfortunate, is the lens under which he compares Bihar and Tamil Nadu as "laggard" and "advanced". These states definitely differ in their economic output for a variety of reasons. But by labelling them as such, he immediately reveals his elitist position. Such capitalist minds cannot fathom the growth of a diverse group as one and can only think about making short term gains over long term 'common' good. A nation as large and diverse as India, provides a role model for a globalised world where people can thrive with their differences and make it a better place.

I agree with few points of the author, but the moderator clearly has an agenda. Shame..

Yeah India is not broken.. you really can't break 1.4 billion people if they don't allow it. They have a PhD ? Epic waste and a classic example of being educated and having an education.

The whole sense of measure is western theory of Econ and capitalism by the way is collapsing ……. Te he he ….. 2032…… the epilogue is being written as he speaks. Murica your days of endless printing of $$$$ is over. Asoka Mody will then write what happened to good old Murica😂😂😂😂😂😂

So much salt production in this one video.

JL Nehru University never discusses issues of human rights in saudi, china, iran, US are never discussed. Every story has multiple facets.

9:59 awesome now we have Bihar.. great, so I am a Bihari... Every 4th guypan India in civil and police service is either a Bihari or from UP. I am so glad I don't have a PhD.. some of my classmates do.. you take a western society model and evaluate a huge society like India.. are you nuts !! Our domestic consumption economy is massive.. that's why we don't have an immigration policy for highly skilled individuals, we have more than all the world put together.. when you see population growth across half a decade, improving economy while the whole world is in recession and vaccinated all citizens ina duration of 8 months for COVID.. is that country broken or your intellect?

Good on you President Biden. Supporting these crimes.

Until 1990, India and China had the same per head GDP but then India in 1992 surrendered to the IMF-World Bank but China never listened to the IMF-World Bank. It has not privatized. India did. China only instead of a centralized planning had a decentralized planning empowering town and municipal industries. As a result today China's per head GDP is 5 times that of India. We got ruined by the IMF-World Bank. Asoke Mody is from IMF-World Bank; so he cannot suggest anything other than the old prescription like education at the primary level and health; we all know that.

This professor looks like that uncle that tries to lecture you at a dinner party. Complete Debbie Downer. Look how nervous he is shaking. No way he could even cross the street in Delhi or Mumbai😂 The new India, that is Bharat, is just fine.

Please consider next time sharing little more about the crap judiciary system of India. Selection of the judges, lack of transparency about their source of income and personal wealth. It’s been there for ever. In India system don’t work because people want everything for free. People are the problem ultimately they make the system for themselves. Education can make a difference but then in crazy diverse country like it is task for at least 50-100 years if taken seriously. Despite all India is booming but it will find difficult to continue if we keep increasing the population because no matter what a government would do there will be never enough for an unlimited population and things will become worse if this increasing population also don’t have skills.

Nixon and Kissinger wanted cheap, union free ~slave labor for their big capitalists. India gave a pass but Mao was desperate for $$$$$$$$$ so this "communist" went for it. WEF style. Today normal Chinese suffer under the CCP of lack of pensions and pre-paid apartments that never got finished. Being a consumer = being a product, consumable, throwable. Normal Chinese biggest problem today is however "inner poverty"; no freedom to experience, experiment, talk or think. Here is where India could come in even over the US, which has gone woke.

What a fake analysis !

sorry to say the whole premise is wrong - by ASHOKA. He is targetting JOB creation. So job creation is a function of population growth. He should produce the population growth versus jobs - and also various religions - Then the truth will emerge- a solution to the problem, by population control. If the author is backing USA - with it's capitalist model , then why he should find objection with P M m Modi's friend ship with ADANI ? what is the wrong in making enterprenuers , part of development and economic growh - all people must participate in the development of INDIA . why to exclude ADANI ?

SO SIR YOUR BOOK'S PREMISE IS that you don't like Adani.

Go away ... Mind your own business .. Worry about America instead

The analysis here by Mr. Mody is extremely shallow and not well researched. Many of the claims he makes are arbitrary with no real data to back them up. How can photos and videos pass for statistical data? How can an academic deliver a lecture without also explaining the hundreds of millions the government has claimed it has spent on cleaning up rivers? And mostly how can Princeton entertain such shallow analysis for a presentation?

If you have 3 dollars in India per day you can run a complete family.

i suspect india is at least 4 differnt nations, collected by the brits for convenient management, but better separate, or loosely confederated, like the swiss.

Absolutely laughable analysis by this guy. Definitely on payrolls of those who hate India. His work does not deserve to be even in garbage.

Another cheap political hitjob... nothing about the lecture is honest or authentic...

Mody is a clueless western ap

Indeed India is 4 alien countries in one- Dravidian South, the North East , the Khalistan West and the middle Hindi Belt .