great observation. frankly, india has made all the wrong decisions throughtout its history of independence. the simple truth is india's luck turned. eg, hitler was the no. 1 reason for india's independence because he blew the british might to smithreens. india gained its economic freedom because the imf's hard squeeze when ussr was coming unravelled; economic liberalization was forced upon india and people were clearly scared as hell at what it might portend. about the only factor that gave india some confidence was the tremendous success of the nris in usa.
a country that starts out with a gandhi-imposed commie nehru for pm, a maulana for education minister never got it on the right track from day one, and never had a chance to get it right. so, it's luck, and time to admit god is hindu.
