India practices self-defeating, destructive politics. As they say, "all politics is local", and the selfish, self-centered, self-aggrandizing, power-hungry netas care only for their own fortunes, usually to the detriment of their country. There's no way this present Leftist UPA govt can possibly propel India to proseprity, as it views the masses not as consumers, but only as vote-banks, to be kept forever dependent on Sarkar, their maa-baap, for their very survival - ergo the populist politics of blatant bribery - free stuff if you vote for me - quid pro quo. With this rotten, stinking system, India is destined to remain a poverty-stricken land of filth and squalor, period! Anyways, Leftsist UPA sees no evil in Islamic jihadi groups, who comprise much of their power base, and so will quash all moves to upset the in any way.
