علبة الكبريت: الصعود غير المتوقع والمستقبل الغامض للهند الحديثة

A scathing critique of India's failure to live up to its founding promises. Since its independence from the British Empire in 1947, India has witnessed a radical transformation in its nature and standing on the global stage. Today, it is known to everyone that this country is full of enormous potential. India is the largest democracy in the world and ranks third in the world in terms of the number of billionaires after the United States and China. Its economy is expected to become the world's third largest by 2030, the largest middle class by 2033, and the third largest maritime power by 2035. India is home to an elite group of distinguished English-speaking academics and business leaders, an army of talented software engineers, and a vibrant youth with ideas and ambition. But can all the promises made by India to itself and to the entire world be fulfilled? In his book "Matchbox", Sadanand Dhume, a senior writer for the Wall Street Journal, takes a hard look at India's progress and potential, combining a sweeping view of politics, history, economic thought, and social attitudes. Dom points out the reasons for the faltering economic progress in India, in light of a seemingly unbridgeable gap between the aspirations of technocrats and politicians. It shows how democracy is eroding, and how Hindu nationalism is undermining the country's alleged pluralism; It explains the country's continuing paradox of stark contrasts: a record number of billionaires, extreme poverty, and technological advances with a general lack of electricity and clean water. In short, it is time to reconsider the view that India's growth and progress will continue at the expected pace. It is time to overturn the common assumption that familiar India will remain as it is.