[johansch]

"India's per capita income (nominal) was $ 1570 in 2013."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_in_India

So like 30-50 times less than a "western" country. :/

[sremani]

India is a very divided country. So, if you are catering to top 10% of the population you are already in the ball-park of 100 million people, that pretty much beats out every Western country except USA. The number in middle class is about 400million, that is the number to focus at least for immediate future. The rest of 800 million, well, God Bless them!

[johansch]

... because India won't take care of them?

[fillskills]

There is little justice in India if you do no have some kind of influence. So if you are poor = little real justice = yes, India currently doesnt care very well for their poor.

[subnaught]

True, and not necessarily a situation unique to India.

[WWKong]

Correct. It is up to the Gods.

[curiousDog]

No, they'll be sending them your way to Sweden ;-)

[shripadk]

It's not hard to get them out of poverty. See this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVjZjPbHrFE

[late2part]

true - but the curve is not what you'd expect. Apartments in Bangalore cost half of what they do in San Jose.

[bandrami]

That's nominal; it's much higher by PPP. (Still much lower than the global West and North, of course.)