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Review of India Is Broken by Ashoka Mody
Recently, I had the pleasure of reading a book India is Broken : A People Betrayed, 1947 to Today by Ashoka Mody that delves into the economic history of India from independence to the present day. The book explores the policies of Indian prime ministers from Nehru to Narendra Modi and argues that they have all shortchanged India by focusing on the wrong priorities. Mody’s main argument is that Indian prime ministers have focused too much on building temples and other infrastructure projects instead of investing in primary education....