Known fact? Known to who? All that you have to do to prove your case is cite me a source that says we went from 60% to 30% BPL. Here is my source on the HDI: http://hdr.undp.org That is the UN human development statistics page. Acknowledging facts seems like pessimism to you? You are not an optimist - by not realizing our problems you and others complicate the lives of the common man. That is not optimism. That is ignorance and negligence. I do not understand what you mean by "Stalinism". When was Stalinism practiced in India? For that matter what is "Nehruvian"? Are you implying Nehru came up with socialism? You do realize socialist policies form the basis of the best livable countries in the world - Canada, Sweden and Norway? Who is brand conscious? How does that translate to choice? What percentage of Indians are you talking about? Things, of course, will be a lot better for the likes of people who caused the Bhopal disaster, if "Marxists are kicked out of India".
