[PEN-L:2380] India, again

[dhenwood@xxxxxxxxx (Doug Henwood)]

The more I think about this, the more I wonder. A few stats about India.
63% of Indian children under 5 are malnourished. The under-5 mortality rate
is 122, compared to 8 in the First World; maternal mortality is 420 per
100,000. 32% of females in the relevant age group are in secondary school.
Only one in three women can read. One in four Indians lacks access to clean
water.

Should a progressive Indian government do something about these numbers?
And can it do anything without the application of technology - though
obviously technology of a very different social/political spin from what
prevails now?

Doug

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